The kite runner
(DVD)

Based on the book by Khaled Hosseini.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.

Director of photography, Roberto Schaefer ; editor, Matt Chessé ; music, Alberto Iglesias ; costume designer, Frank L. Fleming ; production designer, Carlos Conti.

Khalid Abdalla, Homayoun Ershadi, Shaun Toub, Atossa Leoni, Saïd Taghmaoui, Zekiria Ebrahimi, Ali Danish Bakhtyari, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Nabi Tanha, Elham Ehsas, Bahram Ehsas, Tamim Nawabi, Oadir Farookh, Abdul Salam Yusoutzai.

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 twenty 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.

MPAA rating: PG-13; strong thematic material including sexual assault of a child, violence, and brief strong language.

DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround ; widescreen presentation.

In English, dubbed French or dubbed Spanish audio ; optional English, French or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned.