Based on the acclaimed novel, The Kite Runner is a profoundly emotional tale of friendship, family, devastating mistakes and redeeming love. 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.
This book was one of the best books I've ever read and I couldn't wait to see the movie. It didn't disappoint me whatsoever even though I had really high expectations for it. Words do no justice to how rarely that happens when seeing movies for me. If someone was to not like this movie - I would say that they have no heart whatsoever. This movie, just like the book, did such an amazing job of helping people to understand a culture that our anger blinds us to. The way that they examine how the Taliban is viewed by those living if Afghanistan with them was excellent. It validates the "they aren't all bad" theory.
This movie should be considered a must see and is one of the best movies to come out in 2007.
