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The Kite Runner

Drama telling the story of two childhood friends, Amir and Hassan, who grew up together in 1970s Kabul. Many years later, Amir, now a writer living in America, returns to his native Afghanistan.

2 hours, 5 minutes

Last on

Wed 1 Apr 201521:00
BBC Four

Credits

DirectorMarc Forster
AmirKhalid Abdalla
SorayaAtossa Leoni
Rahim KhanShaun Toub
Young AmirZekeria Ebrahimi
BabaHomayoun Ershadi
OmarSayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada
Young HassanAhmad Khan Mahmoodzada
SohrabAli Danish Bakhtyari
Party WorkerMustafa Haidari
Zaman the Orphanage DirectorNasser Memarzia
ProducerWilliam Horberg
ProducerWalter F Parkes
ProducerE Bennett Walsh
ProducerRebecca Yeldham
AuthorKhaled Hosseini
WriterDavid Benioff

Broadcasts

  • Sat 8 Jan 201121:45
    BBC Two Northern Ireland & England only
  • Sat 8 Jan 201122:15
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Sat 8 Jan 201122:30
    BBC Two Wales
  • Thu 14 Feb 201321:00
    BBC Four
  • Sat 27 Jul 201322:55
    BBC Two
  • Tue 20 Jan 201523:35
    BBC One except Scotland & Wales
  • Wed 21 Jan 201500:05
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 21 Jan 201500:35
    BBC One Scotland HD & Scotland only
  • Wed 1 Apr 201521:00
    BBC Four

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