The Kite Runner
A guilt‑ridden expatriate returns to war‑torn Afghanistan to save his childhood friend's son, confronting a brutal regime and his own haunted past before redemption slips away.
“There is a way to be good again.”
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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A crew of 291+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Matt ChesseShot by Roberto SchaeferScored by Alberto IglesiasDesigned by Carlos ContiSound by Steve BoeddekerCostumes by Lisa R FruchtStunts by M Emmet Walsh
Box Office
2007 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.7× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$73.3M
US & Canada: $15.8M — 22% of worldwide · International: $57.5M (78%)
Opening weekend: $472K — 3% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $701K — 4% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 35 theaters
Also known as
- Drachenläuferde
- Les Cerfs-volants de Kaboulen
- Cometas en el cieloes
- Il cacciatore di aquiloniit
- (French)Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Release dates around the world2 countries · showhide
- United StatesOct 1, 2007
- ItalyOct 20, 2007
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Cast & Crew
291 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Khalid Abdalla
as Amir
Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada
as Young Hassan
Atossa Leoni
as Soraya
Shaun Toub
as Rahim Khan
Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada
as Omar
Zekeria Ebrahimi
as Young Amir
Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi
as Business Man in Baba's Study
Homayoun Ershadi
as Baba
Nabi Tanha
as Ali
Elham Ehsas
as Young Assef
Bahram Ehsas
as Wali
Tamim Nawabi
as Kamal
Supporting cast
54Mohamad Nabi Attai
as Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
Mohamad Nadir Sarwari
as Spice Merchant
Mustafa Haidari
as Party Worker
Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha
as Birthday Singer
Mohammad Aman Joya
as Mahmood
Abdul Azim Wahabzada
as Karim
Vsevolod Sevanchos
as Soviet Union Soldier
Murina Abudukelimu
as Young Wife in Truck
Igor Radchenko
as Soviet Union Officer
Larry Brown
as Gas Station Customer
L Peter Callender
as Dean of Students
Josh Chamberlain
as Pool Player
Marco Mazariegos
as Pool Player
Shaan Price
as Pool Player
Abdul Qadir Farookh
as General Taheri
Peg Mckibbin
as Flea Market Customer
Chris Verrill
as Dr. Starobin
Amar Kureishi
as Dr. Amani
Maimoona Ghizal
as Jamila Taheri
Ehsan Aman
as Wedding Singer
Yunus Osman
as Cemetery Mullah
Mehboob Ali
as Pakistan Taxi Driver
Said Taghmaoui
as Farid
Nasser Memarzia
as Zaman the Orphanage Director
Abdul Salam Yusoufzai
as Assef
Mohamad Amin Rahimi
as Taliban Stadium Speaker
Aziz Raxidi
as Assef Guard
Khalil Ahmad Nooryan
as Assef Guard
Ali Danish Bakhtyari
as Sohrab
Hameeda Hamraz
as Rahim Khan's Neighbor
Kaiser Doulat Beek
as Man at Mosque
Ahmad Shah Alam
as Man in the Park
Khaled Hosseini
as Doctor in the Park
Habib Zargi
as Park Kite Seller
Houshmand Habib
as Kite Flyer Kid
Lukas Ferreira
as Kite Spooler Kid
Saeed Meeran Farhad
as Stout man in truck
Anita Argent
as Parent of Graduate
Harmony Blossom
as Young Woman in Park
Cabran E Chamberlain
as Graduation Ceremony Guest
John De Lancie
as Barman
Emmy Farese
as Little Girl Flying Kite in Park
Susan Farese
as Woman in Park
Tim Thunderhorse Halpin
as Soviet Tank Commander
Katrina Jovan Howard
as College Graduate
Larry Kitagawa
as Professor at Graduation
Charles Lewis Iii
as Graduate
Kenny Santiago Marrero
as Russian Soldier
Salim Razawi
as Graduate
Jeff Redlick
as Parent at Graduation
John Patrick Shulak
as Soviet Union Soldier
Germaine Mozel Sims
as College Graduating Senior
Yvonne Truong
as Graduate
Brian Vowell
as College Graduate
Directors
1Writers
2Producers
12Bruce Toll
co-executive producer
E Bennett Walsh
Producer, Producers
Javier Casado Sudupe
music producer: Synthesizer programming / musician (Accordion in The Call, Kabul 1978)
Jeff Skoll
executive producer
Kwame Parker
associate producer (as Kwame L. Parker)
Laurie Macdonald
executive producer
Leslie Lerman
associate producer (as Leslie McMinn)
Rebecca Yeldham
Producer
Sam Mendes
executive producer
Sidney Kimmel
executive producer
Walter F Parkes
Producer, Producers, producer (as Walter Parkes)
William Horberg
Producer, Producers
Other crew
214Chris Ball
2D artist: Cafe FX
Andy Byrne
3D matchmover: Cafe FX
Steve Arguello
3D modeling / texturing artist: Cafe FX
Tim Alexander
3D modeling / texturing artist: Cafe FX
Kai Li
additional assistant director: China (as Li Kai)
Stephanie Pan Ying
additional assistant director: China (as Pan Ying 'Stephanie')
David Cerrejon
additional music arranger
Vincent Delay
animator: Cafe FX
Xiao Ming Yu
armorer
Jeremy Ball
art department coordinator: China
Karen Murphy
Art Director
Douglas Cumming
art director: San Francisco
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