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Years after fleeing the Taliban and immigrating to the US, a privileged Afghan man returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try to repay a debt to a loyal childhood friend whose trust he once betrayed.

Primary Title
  • The Kite Runner
Date Broadcast
  • Sunday 9 April 2017
Release Year
  • 2007
Start Time
  • 20 : 30
Finish Time
  • 22 : 55
Duration
  • 145:00
Channel
  • Choice TV
Broadcaster
  • Top TV Limited
Programme Description
  • Years after fleeing the Taliban and immigrating to the US, a privileged Afghan man returns to his war-ravaged homeland to try to repay a debt to a loyal childhood friend whose trust he once betrayed.
Classification
  • AO
Owning Collection
  • Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
  • Television
Languages
  • Persian
Captioning Languages
  • English
Captions
Live Broadcast
  • No
Rights Statement
  • Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
  • Male friendship--Drama
  • Social classes--Drama
  • Betrayal--Drama
  • Feature films
Genres
  • Drama
Contributors
  • Marc Forster (Director)
  • David Benioff (Writer)
  • Khalid Abdalla (Actor)
  • Atossa Leoni (Actor)
  • Shaun Toub (Actor)
  • DreamWorks (Production unit)
  • Paramount Pictures (Production Unit)
  • 99226444114002091 (MMS ID)
Subjects
  • Male friendship--Drama
  • Social classes--Drama
  • Betrayal--Drama
  • Feature films