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About
After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
Theatrical
Jan 11, 2008
Box Office
$73.3M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
3.7x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 25, 2008
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Wonderland Films, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment, Participant, Parkes+MacDonald Production, China Film Co-Production, Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co., Kite Runner Holdings, Ebeling Group, Neal Street Productions, DreamWorks Pictures, Mandate International
Quotes
See all →A Tense Exchange Over Sohrab's Fate
Assef
You want my advice? Run away. That's what you do best.
Amir
Not without Sohrab.
Assef
You want him? Take him. Of course, I did not say you could have him for free.
[shoves Sohrab at him; hits Amir]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Nostalgia for the Scent of Kabob
Amir
Do you remember what these streets smelled like in the old days?
Farid
Kabob.
Amir
Lamb kabob.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →K
Khalid Abdalla
Amir
H
Homayoun Ershadi
Baba
S
Shaun Toub
Rahim Kahn
A
Atossa Leoni
Soraya
S
Saïd Taghmaoui
Farid
E
Elham Ehsas
Young Assef
M
Mustafa Haidari
Party Worker
M
Mohamad Nabi Attai
Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
K
Kenny Santiago Marrero
Russian Solider (uncredited)
A
Abe Nevin
Kid in Park (Uncredited)
