Fresh
The Kite Runner is dramatically and visually sumptuous
Jonathan F. Richards, Film.com
The Kite Runner
There is a way to be good again.
2007 · 2h 8m · PG-13
Drama
Directed by
Marc Forster
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The Kite Runner
Overview
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Director and cast
- Marc Forster Director
- Khalid Abdalla as Amir
- Homayoun Ershadi as Baba
- Shaun Toub as Rahim Kahn
- Atossa Leoni as Soraya
- Saïd Taghmaoui as Farid
- Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada as Young Hassan
- Elham Ehsas as Young Assef
- Mustafa Haidari as Party Worker
- Zekeria Ebrahimi as Young Amir
- Ali Danish Bakhty Ari as Sohrab
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
65%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A respectful adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's 2003 novel.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
The Kite Runner is earnest and sentimental and formulaic and obvious. Watching it, I could understand the fuss over Khaled Hosseini's bestselling novel, but the film didn't make me want to read it.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Fresh
If The Kite Runner flies only to flutter and fall a bit, at least it flies for a while.
Tom Long, Detroit News
Fresh
The filmmakers go by the book in The Kite Runner, a literate, if occasionally listless adaptation of Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel.
John Monaghan, Detroit Free Press
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