Kite runner (film)
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Kite runner |
| Original title | The kite runner |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English , Dari |
| Publishing year | 2007 |
| length | approx. 122 minutes |
| Age rating |
FSK 12 JMK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Marc Forster |
| script | David Benioff |
| production |
William Horberg , E. Bennett Walsh , Rebecca Yeldham , Walter F. Parkes |
| music | Alberto Iglesias |
| camera | Roberto Schaefer |
| cut | Matt Chesse |
| occupation | |
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Kite Runner (Original title: The Kite Runner ) is an American drama from 2007 . Directed by Marc Forster , the screenplay was written by David Benioff based on the novel of the same name by Khaled Hosseini about a childhood in Afghanistan, which has been sold over eight million times in over 34 countries.
action
Two boyfriends, Amir and Hassan, from different ethnic groups, grow up in Kabul in the 1970s. Amir, the son of an upper-class Pashtun , makes serious allegations for the death of his mother, who died in his birth. Hassan, the house servant's son and member of the Hazara , an ethnic group discriminated against in Afghanistan, likes to have Amir read stories to him. Hassan can neither read nor write, but his character is a thoroughly sincere person and Amir, whom he admires very much, devoted to unshakable friendship. The two boys enjoy life in middle-class Kabul and together win a competition with paper kites .
One day the elder Assef tries to beat up the two friends. He insults them as homosexuals and Hassan as non-Pashtuns. Hassan drives out Assef and his friends with his twin . A little later, however, Hassan is beaten up and raped by Assef. Amir, who is secretly observing this but is too cowardly to help Hassan, makes serious accusations after this incident. Out of shame about his failure, he cannot handle the fact that Hassan is still around and blames Hassan for a fictitious theft so that he can be chased out of the house. Hassan admits the deed, although he did not commit it, out of loyalty to his friend. Amir's father forgives the alleged act, but Hassan's father Ali leaves the house with his son to avoid the shame.
After the Soviet invasion , Amir and his father flee to Pakistan. They later move to California, where Amir graduates from college. Amir meets Soraya, daughter of a respected Afghan general, who has also fled Afghanistan, and marries her. Shortly after the wedding, Amir's father dies. Amir's first book appears.
In 2000, Amir was asked to come to Pakistan by his father's old friend, Rahim Khan, who had encouraged him to write at the time. When he arrived there, he learned from him that Hassan was the son of his father and the servant Sanaubar. Hassan and his wife Farzana were killed by the Taliban , leaving behind a son, Sohrab. Rahim Khan asks Amir to return to Kabul to get Sohrab out of the orphanage.
In Kabul, which was marked by the atrocities of Taliban rule , Amir learns that Sohrab is no longer in the orphanage, but was abducted by an influential Taliban. Amir encounters Assef again, who has now become a Taliban functionary and abuses Sohrab as Baccha Baazi . Amir demands that Sohrab be surrendered, but is brutally beaten by Assef. Sohrab saves him with a shot of his twins, whereupon the two of them can flee back to Pakistan with the help of their driver, a confidante of Rahim Khan. Amir takes the boy to the United States. Sohrab is withdrawn and it is only while flying a kite on the California coast that the ice melts between him and Amir.
Reviews
Frank Scheck wrote in The Hollywood Reporter on October 8, 2007 that the film was a very effective and sincere adaptation of the novel. The participation of the young actors in the rape scene has caused controversy. The technical side is absolutely convincing - which includes filming the parts of the action in China that are set in Afghanistan .
Alissa Simon wrote in Variety magazine on October 5, 2007 that the detailed film adaptation of the novel should win just as many fans as it did. The unknown performers would give a sense of authenticity.
Awards
Alberto Iglesias won the Satellite Award for Best Score in 2007 and was nominated for both an Oscar and a Golden Globe in 2008.
The film was also nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Golden Globes .
The German Film and Media Assessment FBW gave the film the rating of particularly valuable.
backgrounds
The film was shot in various locations in California and China . Its production amounted to an estimated 20 million US dollars . The world premiere took place on October 5, 2007 at the Scottsdale International Film Festival , on October 14, 2007 the film was shown at the Mill Valley Film Festival . The screenings in the selected cinemas in the USA began on December 14, 2007. The film opened in German cinemas on January 17, 2008.
In Afghanistan, the broadcasting and distribution of the film was banned by the Ministry of Information and Culture in mid-January 2008; "Some scenes" [of the film] are "questionable" and "unacceptable" and would "cause unrest in the population".
DVD release
| publication | Image format | Sound format | languages | Bonus material |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/12/07 | 16: 9 | Dolby Digital 5.1 | German, Turkish, English | Commentary by Marc Forster, Khaled Hosseini and David Benioff, words from the kite runner, pictures from the kite runner, original cinema trailer |
Web links
- The Kite Runner in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Drachenläufer at rotten tomatoes (English)
- Kite Runner at Metacritic (English)
- When dreams fly like kites , Die Zeit , January 17th, 2008.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for kite runners . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , February 2008 (PDF; test number: 112 295 K).
- ↑ Age rating for kite runners . Youth Media Commission .
- ↑ Childhood in Afghanistan on ard.de (accessed January 20, 2008)
- ↑ Antonia Rados: Sex Slaves in Afghanistan , BZ Online
- ^ Film review by Frank Scheck, accessed on December 20, 2007 ( Memento from October 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Alissa Simon: Film Review ( Memento of the original from December 22, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 20, 2007.
- ^ Filming locations for The Kite Runner , accessed December 20, 2007.
- ↑ Box office / business for The Kite Runner , accessed December 20, 2007.
- ↑ The Kite Runner's premiere dates , accessed December 20, 2007.
- ↑ Spiegel Online : Afghanistan bans "kite runner" , January 15, 2008.
