A moving and masterfully crafted story from Afghanistan about the difficult childhood of many local boys. A whirlwind of emotions that forces us to reflect and appreciate all that is good. Everything that, sadly, children in countries as severely tested as Afghanistan cannot experience. The film is an adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s bestseller.

Hassan and Amir are friends who spend their time together playing various games, their favorite being flying kites. Hassan’s father works as a servant for Amir’s father.

Hassan always treats Amir like a loyal friend who would never betray him. Amir, on the other hand, is quite conceited and one day reveals himself to be a complete cowardly traitor. He tries to stifle his remorse by doing everything he can to get Amir’s father to send Hassan and his father away.

Eventually, Hassan and his father leave. Soon after, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan begins. Amir’s father takes his son and they flee to Pakistan. From there, they escape to the United States.

Years later, Amir is a writer who has just published his first book. At that time, an old friend of his father’s contacts him from Pakistan.

Upon arriving at his apartment, he learns a long-hidden family secret. He also finds out that his childhood friend Hassan is dead, but he has a son. Amir gets a chance to redeem himself for his past failures. But the price may be too high.

Parents Guide: 1 scene depicting the sexual abuse of a younger boy by another stronger boy. 1 scene with a Soviet soldier unsuccessfully demanding that a woman be handed over to him to rape. A young woman talking about having lived with another man for some time. A few scenes with women wearing strapless dresses. A man talking about Taliban leaders buying children for sex. A few instances of smaller boys being bullied by larger ones. One scene where a woman and a man are stoned to death in a stadium. One scene with a brutal fistfight ending with one man having his eye shot out with a slingshot. One scene of shooting at fleeing people. One instance of swearing, “fucking America.” Several instances of smoking and drinking alcohol. A father takes his son to a bar once. One instance of insulting people who believe in different spiritual and moral values than Amir’s father.

Cast: Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Homayon Ershadi, Saïd Taghmaoui

Crew: Alberto Iglesias

USA / China, 2007

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