The kite runner [videorecording] DreamWorks Pictures, Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Participant Productions present a Sidney Kimmel Entertainment and Parkes/MacDonald production ; released by Paramount Classics ; produced by William Horberg, Walter F. Parkes, Rebecca Yeldham and E. Bennett Walsh ; screenplay by David Benioff ; directed by Marc Forster.
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FilmLanguage: English, Persian, French, Spanish Summary language: English, French, Spanish Original language: English, Persian Publisher: Universal City, Calif. : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2007Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inISBN: 1415738548Subject(s): Kites -- Afghanistan -- Drama | Secrecy -- Drama | Betrayal -- Afghanistan -- Drama | Friendship -- Drama | Afghanistan -- DramaGenre/Form: Foreign language films. | Films for the hearing impaired. | Feature films. | Suspense films.DDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: PN1995.9.S87 | K584 2008Production credits: Director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Matt Cheese ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Frank L. Fleming ; production designer, Carlos Conti.Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub, Atossa Leoni, Said Taghmaoui, Zekiria Ebrahibi, Ali Danish Bakhtyari, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Nabi Tanha, Elham Ehsas, Bahram Ehsas, Tamim Nawabi, Oadir Farookh, Abdul Salam Yusoutzai.Summary: In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| DVD Video | A J M Library 868-5076 | DVD KITE (Browse shelf) | Available | 7147 |
Title from container.
Widescreen.
Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.
Special features: Commentary with Marc Forster, Khalid Hosseini and David Benioff; words from The kite runner; images from The kite runner; theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Matt Cheese ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Frank L. Fleming ; production designer, Carlos Conti.
Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub, Atossa Leoni, Said Taghmaoui, Zekiria Ebrahibi, Ali Danish Bakhtyari, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Nabi Tanha, Elham Ehsas, Bahram Ehsas, Tamim Nawabi, Oadir Farookh, Abdul Salam Yusoutzai.
In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It's a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day's victory, one boy's fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban's iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.
MPAA rating: PG-13; for strong thematic material including sexual assault of a child, violence, and brief strong language.
DVD: Dolby digital 5.1.
In Dari and English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish; English, French or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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