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Kite Runner attracting attention

LOS ANGELES: In a year in which most films dealing with conflicting world cultures have failed to excite moviegoers, the makers of "The Kite Runner" hope to win audiences by bridging the divide of race and ethnicity.

The movie, directed by Marc Forster, debuted in major U.S. cities last weekend to mostly good reviews and solid ticket sales, which is far better than other films covering topics dealing with the Middle East, Central Asia, war and politics.

Kite Runner offers tells of an Afghanistan emigrant to the United States whose spirit is redeemed after a boyhood failure in his home country, and redemption is universal to all cultures. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name from Khaled Hosseini, the movie became the focus of huge media attention this fall for a controversial scene in which one boy is raped -- an unspeakable crime in Afghanistan and one in which the victim is often ostracized or harmed.

19 December, 2007
 

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