USA / China,
2007, 128 min
Directed by:
Marc ForsterScreenplay:
David BenioffCinematography:
Roberto SchaeferComposer:
Alberto IglesiasCast:
Khalid Abdalla, Atossa Leoni, Shaun Toub, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Homayoun Ershadi, Saïd Taghmaoui, Khaled Hosseini, Anita Argent, Susan Farese (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
Amir is a young Afghani from a well-to-do Kabul family; his best friend Hassan is the son of a family servant. Together the two boys form a bond of friendship that breaks tragically on one fateful day, when Amir fails to save his friend from brutal neighborhood bullies. Amir and Hassan become separated, and as first the Soviets and then the Taliban seize control of Afghanistan, Amir and his father escape to the United States to pursue a new life. Years later, Amir now an accomplished author living in San Francisco is called back to Kabul to right the wrongs he and his father committed years ago. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2008 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2008 - David Benioff (Best Adapted Screenplay)
- 2008 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Music)
- 2008 - Best Film not in the English Language
Golden Globes
- 2008 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
- 2008 - Alberto Iglesias (Best Original Score)
Critics Choice Awards
- 2008 - Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada (Best Young Actor)
- 2008 - Best Picture