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I was lucky enough to catch this film by chance on my flight home from Canada last month. I had never heard of or read the book, so I feel unable to comment on whether it is true to the original story, but as a stand alone film I can summarise in one word: WOW.
What a story! The Film follows the story of two young friends (Hassan and Amir) in Afghanistan. They have a knack for kite competitions, Hassan is one of the be best kite runners; hence the name of the film. Amir and his father are wealthy and Hassan and his father are their servants. Hassan is bullied by other boys and Amir feels unable to stick up for him.
Hassan and Amir grow apart, and eventually Hassan and his father feel they need to leave. Around this time Afghanistan is taken over by the Russians, and then the Taliban - Amir and his father escape to America.
Amir meets a beautiful young lady but always remembers his old friend, when he is presented the opportunity to make things right Amir is unable to refuse. This takes us on a journey to modern Afghanistan and a revealing journey into Amir and Hassans true relationship.
The Kite Runner is such a moving story, and a film that you will be glad you have watched as the credits role.
Much of the film is subtitled which did not affect my viewing experience, but I know would make a difference to some people.
I would thoroughly recommend The Kire Runner to anyone, but beware this is not light viewing. It is an incredibly emotional film which certainly had an impact on me. The film is very artisticly filmed, with some amazing and thought provoking images.
For someone like me, who is not overly familiar with events in the middle East, I thought the film gave me a much better understanding of the hardship that some people have suffered. I feel unqualified to comment on how true to life the film is; the main point I would like to make was how impressed I was by the film, and I would jump at the chance to see it again.
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Production Year: 2004 - Drama - Director: Nick Cassavetes - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over, 12 years and over - Starring: Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling, Gena Rowlands
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Based on Khaled Hosseini's best-selling novel about Amir a well-to-do Pashtun boy from ... more
Afghanistan who is still haunted by the guilt of betraying his childhood friend Hassan son of a family servant. Having lived in California for a number of years ...
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