DVD

The kite runner / 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.

Forster, Marc, 1969- (director.). Benioff, David, (screenplay writer.). Horberg, William, (Film producer.). Parks, Walter, (Film producer.). Yeldham, Rebecca (Film producer.). Walsh, E. Bennett, (Film producer.). Abdalla, Khalid, 1980- (actor.). Ershadi, Homayoun, (actor.). Toub, Shaun, (actor.). Leoni Atossa, (actor.). Taghmaoui, Said, (actor.). Ebrahimi, Zekeria, (actor.). Mahmidzada, Ahmad Khan, (actor.). Bakhtyari, Ali Danish, (actor.). Tanha, Nabi, (actor.). Ehsas, Elham, (actor.). Ehsas, Bahram, (actor.). Nawabi, Tamim, (actor.). Farookh, Oadir, (actor.). Yusoutzai, Abdul Salam, (actor.). Hosseini, Khaled, (author.). 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. (Cast).

Summary:

Two young boys in Afghanistan are inseparable until one day their relationship is torn apart, and years later one of them returns to try to redeem himself.

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Anamorphic widescreen.
Publisher: Universal City, California : DreamWorks Home Entertainment, 2008.

Content descriptions

General Note:	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 ; social action PSA ; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Matt Cheese ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Frank L. Fleming ; production designer, Carlos Conti.
Participant or Performer Note:	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.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13.
System Details Note:	DVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	In English, French, or Spanish with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.