The Kite Runner (DVD)

The Kite Runner (2007) starring Khalid Abdalla. Twenty years after fleeing Afghanistan in the face of the Soviet Union's 1979 invasion, an Afghan man returns from America to his Taliban-ruled homeland. He's on a mission to rescue the orphan nephew he never knew he had, and it's a risky endeavor. "The Kite Runner" is a story of loyalty, courage and redemption, and it is mostly true to the book. Based on the best-selling novel by Khaled Hosseini. Grade: A-