---
title: 'The Kite Runner (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Marc Forster'
released: '2007-10-01'
runtime_minutes: 128
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kite-runner-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419887/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Kite Runner (2007)

2007 · 128 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

The Kite Runner is a 2007 American drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Benioff and based on the 2003 novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini. It tells the story of Amir, a well-to-do boy from the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul who is tormented by the guilt of abandoning his friend Hassan. The story is set against a backdrop of tumultuous events, from the fall of the monarchy in Afghanistan through the Soviet military intervention, the mass exodus of Afghan refugees to Pakistan and the United States, and the Taliban regime.

## Credits

- **Screenplay:** [Khaled Hosseini](https://cinepixo.com/people/khaled-hosseini), [David Benioff](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-benioff)
- **Director:** [Marc Forster](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-forster)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alberto Iglesias](https://cinepixo.com/people/alberto-iglesias)
- **Producer:** [Sam Mendes](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-mendes), [Walter F. Parkes](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-f-parkes), [William Horberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-horberg)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roberto Schaefer](https://cinepixo.com/people/roberto-schaefer)
- **Editor:** [Matt Chesse](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-chesse)

## Cast

- [Zekeria Ebrahimi](https://cinepixo.com/people/zekeria-ebrahimi)
- [Shaun Toub](https://cinepixo.com/people/shaun-toub)
- [Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahmad-khan-mahmidzada)
- [Saïd Taghmaoui](https://cinepixo.com/people/said-taghmaoui)
- [Atossa Leoni](https://cinepixo.com/people/atossa-leoni)
- [Khaled Hosseini](https://cinepixo.com/people/khaled-hosseini)
- [Khalid Abdalla](https://cinepixo.com/people/khalid-abdalla)
- [Homayoun Ershadi](https://cinepixo.com/people/homayoun-ershadi)

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Official site: http://www.kiterunnermovie.com/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-kite-runner-2007
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