The Kite Runner

Synopsis

After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.

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Cast

Khalid Abdalla

Amir

Homayoun Ershadi

Baba

Shaun Toub

Rahim Kahn

Atossa Leoni

Soraya

Saïd Taghmaoui

Farid

Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada

Young Hassan

Elham Ehsas

Young Assef

Mustafa Haidari

Party Worker

Zekeria Ebrahimi

Young Amir

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Ali Danish Bakhty Ari

Sohrab

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Nabi Tanha

Ali

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Bahram Ehsas

Wali

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Tamim Nawabi

Kamal

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Mohamad Nabi Attai

Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller

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Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi

Business Man in Baba's Study

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Mohamad Nadir Sarwari

Spice Merchant

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Kenny Santiago Marrero

Russian Solider (uncredited)

Abe Nevin

Kid in Park (Uncredited)

Crew

Camera

• Roberto Schaefer Director of Photography

Directing

• Marc Forster Director

Editing

• Jake Rice Digital Intermediate
• Matt Chessé Editor
• Mike Brosius Digital Intermediate
• Linda Williams Digital Intermediate
• Alex Olivares First Assistant Editor
• Nancy Fuller Digital Intermediate

Production

• Sam Mendes Executive Producer
• William Horberg Producer
• E. Bennett Walsh Producer
• Eriko Miyagawa Casting
• Rebecca Yeldham Producer
• Kate Dowd Casting
• Chantal Nong Vo Producer's Assistant

Sound

• Alberto Iglesias Original Music Composer
• Lora Hirschberg Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

• Khaled Hosseini Novel
• David Benioff Screenplay

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