Kite Runner, 2007 (Grade A)

Director: Marc Forster
Awards? BAFTA & GOLDEN GLOBES nominated it for best foreign language film
Starring: Shaun Toub; Khalid Abdalla; Atossa Leoni; Homayoun Ershadj; Nai Tanha; Sayed Jarar Mashihullah; Gharibzada Zekeria Ebrahimi; Ahmad Khan Mahmidzada; Mir Mahmood; Shah Hashimi

story summary:  Years after immigrating to the US from Afghanistan during the Russian Invasion, a once privileged Afghan boy has grown to manhood (Khalid Abdalla) in an insular ethnic community.  He returns to his war-ravaged homeland to discover the terror that set in after the Russians left and the Taliban took control.  He is there to try to repay his debt to a loyal childhood friend whose trust he betrayed.

sez says: this is a great movie-the backdrop of which tells the story about what has happened to Afghanistan over the last  50 years.  It also tells other tales: A psychological tale about a boy who wants his father's approval--but has a father who is a bigger than life person.  And a tale of childhood friendship that is destroyed by the racism and class-bound nature of the society. A tale about being an immigrant in America. Well done, moving and educational--what more can you asks from a mere-movie.  Grade A