The Kite Runner

"After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble."

Cast

Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada

as Young Hassan

Atossa Leoni

as Soraya

Khalid Abdalla

as Amir

Elham Ehsas

as Young Assef

Homayoun Ershadi

as Baba

Saïd Taghmaoui

as Farid

Mustafa Haidari

as Party Worker

Shaun Toub

as Rahim Kahn

Zekeria Ebrahimi

as Young Amir

Ali Danish Bakhty Ari

as Sohrab

Nabi Tanha

as Ali

Bahram Ehsas

as Wali

Tamim Nawabi

as Kamal

Mohamad Nabi Attai

as Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller

Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi

as Business Man in Baba's Study

Mohamad Nadir Sarwari

as Spice Merchant

Kenny Santiago Marrero

as Russian Solider (uncredited)

Abe Nevin

as Kid in Park (Uncredited)

Crew

Marc Forster

Director

Khaled Hosseini

Novel

Roberto Schaefer

Director of Photography

David Benioff

Screenplay

Sam Mendes

Executive Producer

William Horberg

Producer

Jake Rice

Digital Intermediate

E. Bennett Walsh

Producer

Matt Chessé

Editor

Mike Brosius

Digital Intermediate

Linda Williams

Digital Intermediate

Eriko Miyagawa

Casting

Rebecca Yeldham

Producer

Alex Olivares

First Assistant Editor

Nancy Fuller

Digital Intermediate

Kate Dowd

Casting

Chantal Nong Vo

Producer's Assistant

Alberto Iglesias

Original Music Composer

Lora Hirschberg

Sound Re-Recording Mixer