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  • December 2007

    • Kite Runner Doesn't Quite Soar

      Metacritic  |  Dec 14, 07 5:24 PM CST

      Kite Runner Doesn't Quite Soar

      (Newser) - The Kite Runner, adapted from Khaled Hosseini’s acclaimed novel about two boys’ journey through the tumultuous recent history of Afghanistan, fails to match the book’s critical raves. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times loves it, praising the compelling narrative and the “natural, convincing and powerful" child stars' acting. More »

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      movie review  • Kite Runner  • Khaled Hosseini

    • Kite Runner Kids Flee Country

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 4, 07 2:26 PM CST

      Kite Runner Kids Flee Country

      (Newser) - Four child stars of the upcoming movie The Kite Runner have been whisked out of their native Afghanistan to protect them from possible backlash over a rape scene in the movie, the Guardian reports. Paramount Pictures helped relocate the boys to the United Arab Emirates after months of worry and complaints from parents, who say they thought the film was about kite flying. More »

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      Afghanistan  • movie  • rape  • actor  • sectarian violence  • Kite Runner  • Khaled Hosseini

  • October 2007

    • Issue of Stars' Safety Delays Kite Runner

      New York Times  |  Oct 4, 07 1:02 PM CDT

      Issue of Stars' Safety Delays Kite Runner

      (Newser) - Paramount Vantage is pushing back the release of "The Kite Runner" to allow its child stars to leave Afghanistan, the New York Times reports. The studio, worried that a “Danish-cartoons situation” could erupt over an ethnically charged rape scene, has moved the film's release date to Dec. 14. The 12-year-old starring in the scene says he fears for his life. More »

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      Afghanistan  • movie  • rape  • Paramount Pictures  • Kite Runner

  • September 2007

    • Father Upset by Rape Scene in Kite Runner

      BBC  |  Sep 18, 07 5:29 PM CDT

      Father Upset by Rape Scene in Kite Runner

      (Newser) - The father of an actor in a film adaptation of The Kite Runner is worried about a pivotal rape scene and wants it nixed, the BBC reports. The production features Afghans in many roles, and the boy actor's father, Ahmad Jaan, is concerned that the movie could unleash sectarian anger in Afghanistan—even violence against his family. More »

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      Afghanistan  • movie  • film  • rape  • actor  • sectarian violence  • Kite Runner

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