The Kite Runner (French/English Edition)

Product Details

Format : NTSC
Binding : DVD
EAN : 0097361179766
Product Group : DVD
Studio : Dreamworks, Universal
UPC : 097361179766

ASIN : B0012RD3UE

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Editorial Reviews

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Like the bestselling book upon which it's based, The Kite Runner will haunt the viewer long after the film is over. A tale of childhood betrayal, innocence and harsh reality, and dreamy memory, The Kite Runner faces good and evil--and the path between them, though often blurry and sorrowfully relative. Director Marc Forster (Monster's Ball, Finding Neverland) presents a painterly vision of Afghanistan before the Soviet tanks, before the Taliban--lush, verdant, fertile--in its landscape and in its people and their history and hopes. The story follows two young boys' friendship, tested beyond endurance, and the haunting of their adult selves by what happened in their youth--and what horrors befall their country in the meantime. The performances of the two boys--Zekeria Ebrahimi (Amir) and Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada (Hassan)--are the film's strongest, unforced and gently evocative. The penance paid by their adult selves is foreshadowed, but never predictable--and the metaphor of innocence lost, a common theme in Forster's work, keeps the film, like the title kites, truly aloft. --A.T. Hurley

Product Description
Amir is a young Afghani from a well-to-do Kabul family; his best friend Hassan is the son of a family servant. Together the two boys form a bond of friendship that breaks tragically on one fateful day when Amir fails to save his friend from brutal neighborhood bullies. Amir and Hassan become separated and as first the Soviets and then the Taliban seize control of Afghanistan Amir and his father escape to the United States to pursue a new life. Years later Amir now an accomplished author living in San Francisco is called back to Kabul to right the wrongs he and his father committed years ago.System Requirements:Running Time: 127 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA/INNOCENCE LOST Rating: PG-13 UPC: 097361179742 Manufacturer No: 117974

Customer Reviews

No country for young men (2008-04-17)

Whether you've read the best-selling first novel by Khaled Hosseini or not, this is a haunting movie that will drain your emotions, moisten your eyes and bring out your goose bumps. Mostly faithful to the book, the film tries its best to capture the gut wrenching emotional drama of the story and its unforgettable characters, and it succeeds in doing so to a large extent. SLASS (Slightly Longer Attention Span Summary) 1. Amir is a boy who lives in Kabul (prior to the Soviet invasion) with his wealthy widowed father. He has a vivid imagination, and is working on writing a story 2. He is an introverted child who is bullied by other boys, and never defends himself. He wants desperately to be accepted by his father, who sees him as a weakling. In simple language, Amir is a wuss. 3. His loyal companion and friend is a servant boy named Hassan 4. Hassan wields a mean slingshot and isn't afraid to use it. He is devoted to Amir. Not having had the opportunity to go to school, he can't read or write, but makes up for it with his courage and commitment. 5. Both boys are good at the sport of kite fighting. Hassan is especially good at retrieving kites that have been cut away during the competition, having a sixth sense where they are going to land. 6. An incident occurs where Amir wusses out yet again. This changes the boys' relationship forever. 7. When the Soviets come calling, Amir and his father have to leave rather quickly, eventually ending up in California. A family friend named Rahim Khan keeps an eye on the house. 8. Amir grows up and lives his life (partly shown) 9. Hassan grows up and lives his life (not shown) 10. Rahim Khan calls from Pakistan, giving Amir a chance to prove whether he does, in fact, have a backbone. 11. Amir digs deep 12. His return to kite flying brings new hope For the parts of the movie where the actors speak Dari Persian, there are subtitles in English. Otherwise, it's in English, and I didn't find this to be a problem. It would have been impossible for the film to bring out some of the trauma and inner turmoil that make the novel so memorable, and some of the more brutal and tragic scenes have been trimmed, so for the full experience you really need to read the book, if you haven't already. With excellent acting by the two young men playing Amir and Hassan, this is a movie you won't forget in a hurry. Highly recommended - but walk with your hankie or a pack of tissues. Amanda Richards

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