The Kite Runner is a tragic and powerful film about friendship, culture, and atonement. This is a beautifully crafted film that deserves to be seen. You will have to form your own opinions about the actions of Amir as a young boy.
The Kite Runner is brought to DVD with a anamorphic 2.35:1 widescreen transfer. The colors are wonderful. The film is presented in English 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround and contains soundtracks for both French and Spanish. Subtitles are provided for all three films.
The Kite Runner DVD has a few notable extras: "A Commentary with Marc Foster, Khaled Hosseini and David Benioff" in which the group talks about how they adopted the novel for the screen and Hosseini gives some additional information on Afghanistan. In the featurette "Words from the Kite Runner" (14:24) Benioff and Forster discuss what interested them in the project and Hosseini discusses how he became a writer after originally studying to be a doctor. "Images from The Kite Runner" (24:38) focuses more on the technical aspects of the making of the film. The Kite Runner also includes a PSA from author Khaled Hosseini giving a brief introduction to the film and asking for support of Afghanistan through a charitable organization. The theatrical trailer is also included.
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