The Kite Runner (USA/Afghanistan, 2007) December 26, 2007

This is a surprising and remarkably clear film adaptation of a stunningly complex novel about the inner life of an Afghani-American novelist. His history journeys back and forth between time and place, between childhood and maturity, between the cultural melding and conflict of his Afghani and American cultures and his pressing need to finally confront his intensely haunting personal deep-seated childhood memories.