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'Kite Runner' Film Controversy, Boy Actors Relocated By Paramount

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By Mary McSweeney Oct 9, 2007, 0:28 GMT

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ellemurrayOct 15th, 2007 - 18:49:55

Marc Forster, director of 'Kite Runner' should be applauded for bringing this issue to a broader public knowledge. He describes Kite Runner as “giving a voice and a face to people who’ve been voiceless and faceless for the last 30 years.” www.kiterunnermovie.com

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Big Movie FanNov 16th, 2007 - 22:43:25

Applauded? Not when he deceives a 12 and 16 year old boy into thinking it's a harmless film about kite flying; then while filming in China, they expect the one boy to drop his pants in the film! The care givers who accompanied the children were only told that it was a film about kite flying.

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The Kite Runner

Based on the best-selling Khaled Hosseini novel, 'The Kite Runner' is the story of an Afghan who returns to his home country while it's under Taliban rule.  There, he tries ...more

  • US Release: 2007-12-14
  • UK Release: 2007-12-26

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