The Kite Runner: Book vs. Movie
Marc Forster's 2007 film The Kite Runner adapts Khaled Hosseini's book. Khalid Abdalla plays Amir, an Afghan writer whose return toward his homeland brings an unresolved childhood betrayal back into view.
About the book and the movie
- Author
- Khaled Hosseini
- Year
- 2003
- Pages
- 401Buy book
- Audiobook length
- 12 hr 1 minGet audiobook
- Narrator
- Khaled Hosseini
Amir grows up in Kabul eager to win his father's approval, with Hassan, the son of a family servant, as his closest companion. A betrayal during childhood follows Amir long after war drives him and his father to America. Years later, a call from an old family friend offers him a chance to confront what he left behind.
- Director
- Marc Forster
- Writer
- David Benioff, Khaled Hosseini
- Year
- 2007
- Runtime
- 2 hr 8 minWatch on Amazon
- Cast
- Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub, Atossa Leoni
- Genre
- drama
- IMDb
- View on IMDb
An Afghan writer living in California is called back toward the country he fled, reviving memories of childhood kite contests and his friendship with Hassan. In Kabul, their different social positions gave Amir power he did not always use well. Now a request from an old family friend forces him to face the consequences of his silence.
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