His distress is only enhanced when his father's friend calls to say that Amir should come home, since "there's a way to be good again." Amir goes, seeking redemption for a past the film illustrates in flashbacks to 1978, when he was a champion kite flyer. Having left Afghanistan as a boy, Amir is still haunted by memories of Kabul. Get started Closeīased on Khaled Hosseini's bestseller, THE KITE RUNNER opens in 2000 in San Francisco, where an adult Amir ( Khalid Abdalla) has lived for years. Goat's head lies bloody in the dirt (cut off by Kabul butcher as part of routine preparation).ĭid you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Violence & Scariness in your kid's entertainment guide. Hero appears with black eye, swollen face, and bloody face. Fierce fistfight leaves participants bloodied and smashed. The Taliban stone a woman and man to death (mostly shown in long shot, but blood visible and it's very clear what's happening). A hanged man visible in the street, and kids throw rocks at each other. War scenes include explosions, tanks, and soldiers with guns. A bully threatens younger boys, a child uses a slingshot, and a boy throws pomegranates at his friend. He looks frightened and pained, and his blood drips on the snow as he walks away. Central plot element is a homosexual rape (both victim and perpetrator are adolescent boys), briefly indicated by close-ups of a belt being unbuckled, pants pulled down, and the victim's face pressed against the ground.
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