The Kite Runner is a drama and book adaptation movie from Paramount Vantage starring Shaun Taub, Khalid Abdalla, Nasser Memarzia, Said Taghmaoui and Atossa Leoni. The story is about an unlikely friendship that develops between the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman and a servant to the boy and his father. During a tournament, an unspeakable event changes their relationship forever. Synopsis, photos and movie trailer after the jump... (Caution: trailer could cause some goosebumps)

Synopsis:

In a divided country on the verge of war, two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, are about to be torn apart forever. It’s a glorious afternoon in Kabul and the skies are bursting with the exhilarating joy of a kite-fighting tournament. But in the aftermath of the day’s victory, one boy’s fearful act of betrayal will mark their lives forever and set in motion an epic quest for redemption. Now, after 20 years of living in America, Amir returns to a perilous Afghanistan under the Taliban’s iron-fisted rule to face the secrets that still haunt him and take one last daring chance to set things right.

The Kite Runner – Movie Trailer: