Rating: PG13
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 12/14/2007(USA
Release Date: 03/25/2008
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DD2
Run Time: 127 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Profanity, Children in Peril
Distributor/Studio: Dreamworks Video
Finding Neverland director
Marc Forster adapts author
Khaled Hosseini's critically acclaimed novel about two childhood best friends forever torn apart as their country is ravaged by endless war and bitter strife. As children,
Amir (
Khalid Abdalla) and
Hassan were inseparable; their long days under azure Kabul skies often spent getting into innocent mischief or preparing for the highly anticipated kite-fighting tournament. When the day of the tournament arrives, however, a glorious victory is quickly offset by a timorous act of betrayal that ultimately serves as the catalyst for catastrophe. Not long after that fateful day,
Amir moves away to America, leaving his old friend behind just as the ominous specter of war turns tragically tangible. Two decades later,
Amir returns to Afghanistan to find his beloved homeland has now fallen under the iron-fisted rule of the Taliban. Still, all hope for redemption hasn't been lost just yet, because now that
Amir stands face to face with the irrepressible secrets that he struggled so vigilantly to bury, he will receive one last chance to make peace with the past, and lay the groundwork for a brighter future.
~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide