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The Kite Runner

Name: The Kite Runner
Released: 2007

2007

Years after fleeing to America, a young Afghan writer returns to his Taliban-ruled homeland to help the family of the childhood friend he once failed. Adapted from Khaled Hosseini's bestseller, it is a story of guilt, loyalty, and the search for redemption.

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Part of 10 Movies Set in or About Afghanistan

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked outside-view route set in or about Afghanistan. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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