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Film · 2007

The Kite Runner

by Marc Forster

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Details

Type
Film
Released
2007
Director
Marc Forster
Genres
Drama
Countries
United States
Original language
English
Running time
2 h 08 min

Cast

  • Khalid Abdalla
  • Zekeria Ebrahimi
  • Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada
  • Homayoun Ershadi
  • Shaun Toub
  • Saïd Taghmaoui
  • Atossa Leoni
  • Khaled Hosseini

Awards

Wins

  • Satellite Award for Best Original Score (2007)
  • National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

  • Academy Award for Best Original Score (2008)
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (2007)
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film (2007)
  • Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2007)
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Film (2007)
  • BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language (2008)
  • BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay (2008)
  • BAFTA Award for Best Original Music (2008)

References

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