After spending years in California, Amir returns to his homeland in Afghanistan to help his old friend Hassan, whose son is in trouble.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 24 nominations.
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| Khalid Abdalla | ... |
Amir
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| Atossa Leoni | ... |
Soraya
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| Shaun Toub | ... |
Rahim Khan
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Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada | ... |
Omar
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| Zekeria Ebrahimi | ... |
Young Amir
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| Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada | ... |
Young Hassan
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Mir Mahmood Shah Hashimi | ... |
Business Man in Baba's Study
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| Homayoun Ershadi | ... |
Baba
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Nabi Tanha | ... |
Ali
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| Elham Ehsas | ... |
Young Assef
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Bahram Ehsas | ... |
Wali
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Tamim Nawabi | ... |
Kamal
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Mohamad Nabi Attai | ... |
Uncle Saifo the Kite Seller
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Mohamad Nadir Sarwari | ... |
Spice Merchant
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| Mustafa Haidari | ... |
Party Worker
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Ahmad Yasar Shir Agha | ... |
Birthday Singer
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Mohammad Aman Joya | ... |
Mahmood
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Abdul Azim Wahabzada | ... |
Karim
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Vsevolod Sevanchos | ... |
Soviet Union Soldier
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Murina Abudukelimu | ... |
Young Wife in Truck
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Igor Radchenko | ... |
Soviet Union Officer
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Larry Brown | ... |
Gas Station Customer
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L. Peter Callender | ... |
Dean of Students
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Josh Chamberlain | ... |
Pool Player
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Marco Mazariegos | ... |
Pool Player
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Shaan Price | ... |
Pool Player
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Abdul Qadir Farookh | ... |
General Taheri
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Peg McKibbin | ... |
Flea Market Customer
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Chris Verrill | ... |
Dr. Starobin
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Amar Kureishi | ... |
Dr. Amani
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Maimoona Ghizal | ... |
Jamila Taheri
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Ehsan Aman | ... |
Wedding Singer
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Yunus Osman | ... |
Cemetery Mullah
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Mehboob Ali | ... |
Pakistan Taxi Driver
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| Saïd Taghmaoui | ... |
Farid
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| Nasser Memarzia | ... |
Zaman the Orphanage Director
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Abdul Salam Yusoufzai | ... |
Assef
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Mohamad Amin Rahimi | ... |
Taliban Stadium Speaker
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Aziz Raxidi | ... |
Assef Guard
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Khalil Ahmad Nooryan | ... |
Assef Guard
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Ali Danish Bakhtyari | ... |
Sohrab
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Hameeda Hamraz | ... |
Rahim Khan's Neighbor
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Kaiser Doulat-Beek | ... |
Man at Mosque
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Ahmad Shah Alam | ... |
Man in the Park
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| Khaled Hosseini | ... |
Doctor in the Park
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Habib Zargi | ... |
Park Kite Seller
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Houshmand Habib | ... |
Kite Flyer Kid
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Lukas Ferreira | ... |
Kite Spooler Kid
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Saeed Meeran Farhad | ... |
Stout man in truck
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| Anita Argent | ... |
Parent of Graduate (uncredited)
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Harmony Blossom | ... |
Young Woman in Park (uncredited)
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| Cabran E. Chamberlain | ... |
Graduation Ceremony Guest (uncredited)
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| John de Lancie | ... |
Barman (uncredited)
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Emmy Farese | ... |
Little Girl Flying Kite in Park (uncredited)
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| Susan Farese | ... |
Woman in Park (uncredited)
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| Tim Thunderhorse Halpin | ... |
Soviet Tank Commander (uncredited)
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Katrina-Jovan Howard | ... |
College Graduate (uncredited)
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| Larry Kitagawa | ... |
Professor at Graduation (uncredited)
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Charles Lewis III | ... |
Graduate (uncredited)
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| Kenny Santiago Marrero | ... |
Russian Soldier (uncredited)
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Salim Razawi | ... |
Graduate (uncredited)
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| Jeff Redlick | ... |
Parent at Graduation (uncredited)
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Germaine Mozel Sims | ... |
College Graduating Senior (uncredited)
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| Yvonne Truong | ... |
Graduate (uncredited)
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Brian Vowell | ... |
College Graduate (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Marc Forster | ||
Written by
| David Benioff | ... | (screenplay) |
| Khaled Hosseini | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| William Horberg | ... | producer |
| Sidney Kimmel | ... | executive producer |
| Leslie Lerman | ... | associate producer (as Leslie McMinn) |
| Laurie MacDonald | ... | executive producer |
| Sam Mendes | ... | executive producer |
| Kwame Parker | ... | associate producer (as Kwame L. Parker) |
| Walter F. Parkes | ... | producer (as Walter Parkes) |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
| Bruce Toll | ... | co-executive producer |
| E. Bennett Walsh | ... | producer |
| Rebecca Yeldham | ... | producer |
Music by
| Alberto Iglesias | ||
Cinematography by
| Roberto Schaefer | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Matt Chesse | ... | (as Matt Chessé) |
Editorial Department
| Nabila Aslai | ... | editorial translator |
| Mike Brosius | ... | digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media |
| Michael Castillo | ... | digital subtitles compositor: Laser Pacific Media |
| Jeff Charles | ... | digital data manager: Laser Pacific Media |
| Valance Eisleben | ... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media |
| Nancy Fuller | ... | digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media |
| Robin Gonsalves | ... | second assistant editor |
| Bruce Goodman | ... | colorist |
| Paul Grenville | ... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media |
| Leilani Gushiken | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Doug Jaqua | ... | color scientist: Laser Pacific Media |
| Nancy Jundi | ... | digital editing systems support |
| Vincent Lavares | ... | digital data manager: Laser Pacific Media (as Vince Lavares) |
| Bruce Mann | ... | digital intermediate compositor: Laser Pacific Media |
| Carl McKay | ... | trailer finishing artist |
| Harry Muller | ... | color timer |
| Alex Olivares | ... | first assistant editor |
| Carrie Oliver | ... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media |
| Jake Rice | ... | digital intermediate project manager: Laser Pacific Media |
| Mike Sowa | ... | digital intermediate color timer: Laser Pacific Media |
| Chad Sustin | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Stacy Underhill | ... | digital data conformist: Laser Pacific Media |
| Linda Williams | ... | digital intermediate editorial: Laser Pacific Media |
| Robert Grigsby Wilson | ... | post-production assistant (as Rob Wilson) |
Casting By
| Kate Dowd | ||
Production Design by
| Carlos Conti | ||
Art Direction by
| Karen Murphy | ||
Set Decoration by
| Maria Nay | ||
| Caroline Smith | ||
Costume Design by
| Frank L. Fleming | ... | (as Frank Fleming) |
Makeup Department
| Yu Che | ... | assistant hair stylist: China (as Che Yu) / assistant hair stylist: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Gretchen Davis | ... | key makeup artist: San Francisco |
| Leslie Devlin | ... | key makeup artist |
| Yong Jie 'Er Ge' Fan | ... | hair stylist: China (as Fan Yong Jie 'Er Ge') |
| Xiu Mei Ge | ... | beard maker: China (as Ge Xiu Mei) |
| Xiaolan Guo | ... | beard maker: China (as Guo Xiao Lan) / hair stylist |
| Teresa Hinton | ... | key hair stylist (as Teresa Maree Hinton) |
| Rei Hu | ... | beard maker: China (as Hu Rei) |
| Ping Huang | ... | assistant makeup artist: second unit, Xinjioang, China / makeup artist: China (as Huang Ping) |
| Cun Jiang | ... | beard maker: China (as Jiang Cun) |
| Hai Man Liang | ... | beard maker: China (as Liang Hai Man) |
| Shu Hong Liu | ... | beard maker: China (as Liu Shu Hong) |
| Yanxia Liu | ... | assistant hair stylist: China (as Liu Yan Xia) |
| Yvette Rivas | ... | key hair stylist: San Francisco |
| Marc Tarasco | ... | additional makeup artist (as Mark Tarasco) |
| Jennifer Tremont | ... | hair department head: San Francisco |
| Kristina Vogel | ... | makeup department head |
| Christie Wang | ... | makeup artist: China (as Wang Xin 'Christie') |
| Shuping Zhang | ... | makeup artist: China (as Zhang Shu Ping) |
| Sarah Ault | ... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) |
| Marcelo Donari | ... | additional hair stylist: San Francisco (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Henry Dray | ... | unit manager |
| Nina Huang Fan | ... | production supervisor: China (as Huang Fan 'Nina') |
| Zheng Qiang Ma | ... | production manager: China, Happy Pictures |
| Ada Shen | ... | assistant production manager: China |
| Carey Len Smith | ... | post-production supervisor |
| E. Bennett Walsh | ... | unit production manager |
| Ty Warren | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Akbar Yiming | ... | production manager: Xinjiang, China |
| Mark Graziano | ... | post-production executive (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Abuduli Aizize | ... | third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Yan Ba | ... | third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Ba Yan) |
| Abu Douli | ... | third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Banjiang Kuer | ... | third assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Kuer Ban Jiang) |
| Sharon Lam | ... | first assistant director: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Lam Suk Ching 'Sharon') |
| Alyson Latz | ... | second second assistant director: China |
| Michael Lerman | ... | first assistant director |
| Kai Li | ... | additional assistant director: China (as Li Kai) |
| Stephanie Pan Ying | ... | additional assistant director: China (as Pan Ying 'Stephanie') |
| Hepin Qiao | ... | second assistant director: China (as Qiao Hepin) |
| Hao Qi Su | ... | additional assistant director: China (as Su Hao Qi) |
| Peter Thorell | ... | second assistant director |
| Yimigjan Trdi | ... | additional assistant director: China |
| Rebecca Yeldham | ... | second unit director: Xinjiang, China |
| Jinzhan Zhang | ... | first assistant director: China (as Zhang Jin Zhan) |
| Sean Vawter | ... | additional second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| César Baez | ... | painter |
| Jeremy Ball | ... | art department coordinator: China |
| Sue Bowcott | ... | property master: China |
| James Burke | ... | lead greensperson: San Francisco |
| Richard Crowe | ... | on-set props: China |
| Douglas Cumming | ... | art director: San Francisco |
| Maud Gircourt | ... | illustrator |
| Leighanne Haddock | ... | set dresser: San Francisco |
| Dale Haugo | ... | lead painter: San Francisco |
| Mike Helbig | ... | set dresser: San Francisco |
| Yi Ho | ... | assistant property master: China (as Hou Yi) |
| Lawrence Hornbeck | ... | set dresser: San Francisco |
| Yanwu Hu | ... | props: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Peter Hudson | ... | set dresser: San Francisco |
| Michele Maria Kitagawa | ... | art department production assistant (as Michele Kitagawa) |
| Gang Li | ... | construction foreperson: China |
| Ming-Shan Li | ... | property buyer: China (as Ming Shan Li) |
| Patrick Ludden | ... | property master: San Francisco |
| Daniel Mauvignier | ... | head painter |
| John Micheletos | ... | lead person: San Francisco |
| Dan Molnar | ... | set dresser: San Francisco |
| Robert Moxham | ... | on-set props: China (as Robert 'Moxy' Moxham) |
| Annie Mueller | ... | assistant property master: San Francisco |
| Ben Nichols | ... | construction coordinator: San Francisco |
| Maya Owings | ... | art department coordinator: San Francisco |
| Tom Richardson | ... | on-set painter: San Francisco |
| Gretchen Scharfenberg | ... | props: San Francisco |
| Oleh Sokolovsky | ... | art director: China |
| Michael Turner | ... | assistant art director: China |
| Louis Visco | ... | set dresser: San Francisco (as Lou Visco) |
| Yanrong Xing | ... | assistant art director: China (as Xin Yan Rong) |
| Wei Chao Zhang | ... | props: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Baosheng Zhu | ... | construction coordinator: China (as Zhu Bao Sheng) |
| Guang Tai Zhu | ... | construction foreperson: China |
| Doreen Austria | ... | graphic designer (uncredited) |
| Sherrie Dai | ... | set decoration coordinator (uncredited) |
| Michael Voelker | ... | set decoration shopper (uncredited) |
| Wendy Wang Wei | ... | prop coordinator (uncredited) |
| Mark Warren | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| James Austin | ... | engineering services (as Jim Austin) |
| Stephen Balliet | ... | sound utility: San Francisco |
| Christopher Barron | ... | digital transfer |
| Steve Boeddeker | ... | sound designer |
| Lisa Chino | ... | dialogue/adr assistant editor (as L. Chino) |
| Brian Copenhagen | ... | boom operator: San Francisco |
| John Countryman | ... | digital transfer |
| Sean England | ... | foley recordist |
| Frank E. Eulner | ... | supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner) |
| Andre Fenley | ... | assistant supervising sound editor (as André Fenley) |
| Steve Finn | ... | boom operator: China (as Stephen Finn) |
| Doug Ford | ... | engineering services |
| Sandro Galluzzo | ... | sound engineer: italian dubbing |
| Jonathan Greber | ... | digital transfer |
| Howie Hammermann | ... | engineering services (as Howard Hammermann) |
| Ellen Heuer | ... | foley artist |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| David Hunter | ... | digital editorial services |
| Greg LaPlante | ... | digital mastering |
| Leff Lefferts | ... | digital editorial services (as Leffert Lefferts) |
| Marilyn McCoppen | ... | adr editor |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer |
| Danilo Moroni | ... | re-recording mixer: italian dubbing |
| Chris Munro | ... | sound mixer |
| Nathan Nance | ... | recordist |
| Jordan O'Neill | ... | dts sound mastering engineer |
| Frank Rinella | ... | foley mixer (as Frank Aglieri-Rinella) |
| Kevin Sellers | ... | foley editor |
| Michael Semanick | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tony Sereno | ... | mix technician |
| Karen Spangenberg | ... | dialogue editor |
| Nelson Stoll | ... | sound mixer: San Francisco |
| Rachael Tate | ... | adr recordist |
| Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist (as Denise Thorpe) |
| Jana Vance | ... | foley artist |
| Zadran Wali | ... | adr artist |
| Marshall Winn | ... | dialogue editor |
| Ling Wu | ... | sound mixer: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Fan Yang | ... | utility sound: China (as Yang Fan) |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | ... | adr editor |
| Courtney Bishop | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Jason Chiodo | ... | re-recording mixer: marketing (uncredited) |
| Shaun-Nicholas Gallagher | ... | dubbing recordist (uncredited) |
| Peter Gleaves | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Matt Kent | ... | re-recordist (uncredited) |
| Zach Martin | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
| Ronald G. Roumas | ... | re-recordist (uncredited) |
| Clint Smith | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
| Gwendolyn Yates Whittle | ... | adr/dialog editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Ken Durey | ... | special effects coordinator: China |
| Dagan Jurd | ... | snow coordinator: China |
| Hong Hai Liu | ... | assistant special effects propmaster: China (as Liu Hong Hai) |
| Shaochun Liu | ... | special effects propmaster: China (as Liu Shao Chun) |
| Joel Rosen | ... | special effects translator: China |
| Tom Sindicich | ... | special effects coordinator: San Francisco (as Thomas F. Sindicich) |
| Rei Xiang Xu | ... | special effects: smoke and fire, China (as Xu Rei Xiang) |
| Jason Durey | ... | special effects coordinator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Tim Alexander | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Steve Arguello | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Jeffrey Arnold | ... | compositor: Cafe FX (as Jeff Arnold) |
| Chris Ball | ... | 2D artist: Cafe FX |
| Jeff Barnes | ... | production executive: Cafe FX |
| Andrew Byrne | ... | 3D matchmover: Cafe FX (as Andy Byrne) |
| Dylan Cole | ... | matte painter: Cafe FX |
| Sean Coonce | ... | compositor: Cafe FX |
| Vincent DeLay | ... | animator: Cafe FX |
| Steve Dellerson | ... | visual effects |
| Mick Ebeling | ... | visual effects executive producer: MK12 |
| David Ebner | ... | visual effects supervisor: Cafe FX |
| Leif Einarsson | ... | animation lead: Cafe FX |
| Mike Fischer | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Alex Friderici | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Ron Friedman | ... | animator: Cafe FX |
| Vicki Galloway-Weimer | ... | visual effects executive producer: Cafe FX (as Vicki Galloway Weimer) |
| Robin Scott Graham | ... | lead compositor: Cafe FX (as Robin Graham) |
| Kevin Tod Haug | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Jotham Herzon | ... | pre-visualization lead artist: Proof Inc. |
| Joseph Hoback | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX (as Joe Hoback) |
| Marty Holthaus | ... | visual effects coordinator: Cafe FX |
| Kevin Hoppe | ... | 3D matchmover: Cafe FX |
| Lindsay M. Hoppe | ... | visual effects artist: 2D plate reconstruction, Cafe FX (as Lindsay Anderson) |
| Steve Hutchins | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Lei Jin | ... | matte painter: Cafe FX |
| Les G. Jones | ... | visual effects producer: Cafe FX |
| Brandon Kachel | ... | matte painter: Cafe FX |
| Caleb Kirby | ... | data 1/0: Cafe FX |
| Shannon Krueger | ... | visual effects production assistant: Cafe FX |
| Kevin LaNeave | ... | visual effects editor: Cafe FX |
| Tim LeDoux | ... | Massive artist: Cafe FX |
| Neil Lim Sang | ... | animator: Cafe FX |
| Olek Lyzwanski | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Ed Mendez | ... | compositor: Cafe FX |
| Omrah Menkes | ... | animator: Cafe FX (as Omra Menkes) |
| Mk12 | ... | visual effects: title design |
| Fatima Mojaddidy | ... | 3D matchmover: Cafe FX |
| C. Andrew Nelson | ... | digital effects artist |
| Brian Openshaw | ... | renderer: Cafe FX |
| Desi Ortiz | ... | visual effects managing editor: Cafe FX (as Desi R. Ortiz) |
| Todd Sheridan Perry | ... | 3D lighting lead: Cafe FX (as Todd Perry) |
| Chris Pinto | ... | compositor: Cafe FX |
| Mary Poplin | ... | matte painter |
| Richard R. Reed | ... | compositor: Cafe FX (as Richard Reed) |
| Cong Ren | ... | matte painter: Cafe FX / visual effects assistant: China (as Ren Cong 'Neo') |
| Saysana Rintharamy | ... | renderer: Cafe FX (as Say Rintharamy) |
| Parker Sellers | ... | pre-visualization artist: Proof Inc. |
| Eddie Soria | ... | rotoscope artist: Cafe FX |
| Jason Thielen | ... | animator: Cafe FX |
| Gabriel Vargas | ... | 3D modeling/texturing artist: Cafe FX |
| Alexander Vegh | ... | previsualization supervisor |
| O.D. Welch | ... | production executive: Cafe FX |
| Patrick Wolf | ... | lead pipeline developer: CafeFX |
| Libor Zednicek | ... | visual effects editor: Cafe FX |
| David Aughenbaugh | ... | roto/paint artist (uncredited) |
| Heather Brantman | ... | title designer (uncredited) |
| Nicholas Cerniglia | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| John Cornejo | ... | digital compositor: Cafe FX (uncredited) |
| Jordan Freda | ... | roto artist: Cafe FX (uncredited) |
| Lisa Garner | ... | junior compositor: Cafe FX (uncredited) |
| Stephen George Jr. | ... | i/o (uncredited) |
| Glenn Hiramatsu | ... | digital artist: CafeFX (uncredited) |
| Daniel Lahr | ... | assistant visual effects editor: CafeFX (uncredited) |
| Leslie Lerman | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
| Bruce Mann | ... | visual effects editor (uncredited) |
| Travis Moore | ... | rotoscope artist (uncredited) |
| Phillip Moses | ... | production operations: CafeFX (uncredited) |
| Ruben Rodas | ... | paint/roto artist: Cafe FX (uncredited) |
| Robert Rowles | ... | visual effects (uncredited) |
| David Santoyo | ... | digital i/o (uncredited) |
| Mai Suzuki | ... | digital restoration artist (uncredited) |
| Radley Teruel | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
| Robert Tesdahl | ... | software development supervisor (uncredited) |
| Shuichi Yoshida | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Lu Jin Chao | ... | stunts |
| Jun Ning | ... | stunts (as Ning Jun) |
| M. Emmet Walsh | ... | stunt coordinator (as E. Emmet Walsh) |
| Hai Wang | ... | stunt coordinator (as Wang Hai) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joseph J. Allen | ... | company grip: San Francisco (as Joe Allen) / grip: San Francisco |
| Hailiang Ang | ... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Marc Asmode | ... | camera assistant: flying cam, China |
| Dustin Ault | ... | grip: second unit, China |
| Herb Ault | ... | key grip (as Herbert Lee Ault) |
| Ken Bazal | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, San Francisco (as Kenny Bazal Jr.) |
| Hong Qun Bia | ... | grip: China |
| J. Chuck Biagio | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Richard Bowen | ... | director of photography: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Phil Bray | ... | still photographer |
| Dawei Cao | ... | set lighting technician: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Wei Dong Cao | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Wu Tong Cao | ... | grip: China |
| Yong Jie Cao | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Zhongxue Cao | ... | lighting technician: China (as Cao Zhong Xue) |
| Kai Chen | ... | grip: China |
| Kang Jian Chen | ... | lighting technician |
| Gregory M. Childers | ... | grip: San Francisco (as Greg Childers) |
| Sze Kwan Chong | ... | camera operator: flying cam, China (as Chong Sze Kwan 'Quincy') |
| Ian Chriss | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Tim Christie | ... | dolly grip: China |
| Yita Fan | ... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Dan C. Ferreira | ... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Jeff Gilliam | ... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Mark Gilmer | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera, San Francisco |
| Mark Hadland | ... | assistant chief lighting technician: China |
| Cao Hangan | ... | lighting technician |
| Courtney Harrell | ... | film loader: San Francisco (as Courtney L. Harrell) |
| Don L. Henderson | ... | key grip: San Francisco |
| Simon Jayes | ... | camera operator: "b" camera, San Francisco |
| Brook Johnson | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Deng Qing Jun | ... | key grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Deng Jun) |
| Hai Liang Kang | ... | grip: China |
| Xiaotian Kang | ... | chief lighting technician: China (as Kang Ziao Tian) |
| Zak Katz | ... | assistant video assist operator: China (as Zechariah Katz) |
| Ian Kincaid | ... | chief lighting technician (as Ian R. Kincaid) |
| Kim Kono | ... | chief rigging technician: China (as Kim K. Kono) |
| Raymond Lam | ... | camera operator: "b" camera, China (as Lam Fai Tai) |
| Toby Lawrence | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Cong Li Li | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Si Guang Li | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Xiang Li | ... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Yang Liu | ... | grip: China |
| Yanxia Liu | ... | grip: China (as Yan Xia Liu) |
| Zachary Love | ... | set lighting technician: San Francisco (as Zach Love) |
| Weiqin Mao | ... | grip: China (as Wai Qin Mao) |
| Lee Mariano | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera, China (as Lee Jake Mariano) |
| Brad Martinez | ... | grip: San Francisco |
| Brett Matthews | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, China |
| Jim McConkey | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Rowena Mollica | ... | film loader: China |
| Spencer Mulcahy | ... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Mark Nakahara | ... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Man-Yin Ngai | ... | first assistant camera: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Man Yin Ngai) |
| Fiona Qi | ... | grip (as Qi Zin 'Fiona') |
| Yue Qi | ... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Sanlang | ... | grip: China |
| Chris Shellenberger | ... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Xue Wen Si | ... | grip: China |
| Don Steinberg | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, San Francisco |
| Bing Rui Sun | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Chenyang Sun | ... | lighting technician: China (as Sun Chen Yang) |
| Gen Shang Sun | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Hong Yang Sun | ... | grip: China |
| Jun Yang Sun | ... | grip: China |
| Michael Taylor | ... | video assist operator: China |
| Skyler Tegland | ... | rigging key grip: China |
| John Trunk | ... | video assist operator: San Francisco |
| Zoran Veselic | ... | first assistant camera |
| Matthew Wakai | ... | video assist operator: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Junxi Wang | ... | assistant chief lighting technician: China (as Wang Jun Xi) |
| Lesley Watson | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, China |
| Yong Bo Wu | ... | second assistant camera: second uniut, Xinjiang, China |
| Hong Bin Xin | ... | grip: China |
| Quan Zhang | ... | grip: China |
| Tao Zhang | ... | lighting technician: China |
| Yanlin Zhu | ... | set lighting technician: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Paul Armbruster | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Michael Ryan Burns | ... | grip: san francisco (uncredited) |
| Kai Chen | ... | crane grip (uncredited) |
| Chris Cotterman | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | ... | key rigging grip: China (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hall | ... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Jeroen Hendriks | ... | camera technician (uncredited) |
| Roberto Schaefer | ... | camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Abliz Abdirixit | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Xireli Abudurexiti | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Maridel Aisam | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Muhamd Ali | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Niyat Ullah Baig | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Dan Rui 'Zoe' Fang | ... | background casting: China |
| Leslee Feldman | ... | casting executive |
| Mustafa Haidari | ... | casting associate: Afghanistan |
| Timor Hakimyar | ... | casting support: Kabul, Afghanistan, Foundation for Culture and Civil Society |
| Nina Henninger | ... | casting: San Francisco |
| Kirsty Kinnear | ... | casting associate: Afghanistan |
| Sarah Kliban | ... | casting associate |
| Dali Miatuxia | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Eriko Miyagawa | ... | casting: China |
| Lan Mo | ... | background casting: Beijing, China (as Mo Lan) |
| Akemusulitan Sulaimanxia | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Zoe Thompson | ... | casting assistant: China |
| Mischa van der Klei | ... | casting assistant |
| Yukesaike Xijaet | ... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Jeanne Boisineau | ... | search casting (uncredited) |
| Michael Hogh | ... | production coordinator casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Lu Bai | ... | key costumer: China |
| Sawut Chawar | ... | wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Caroline Eselin | ... | wardrobe supervisor: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Lisa R. Frucht | ... | assistant costume designer (as Lisa Frucht) |
| Lili Gai | ... | wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Kathleen Giordano | ... | set costumer: San Francisco |
| Juan Guan | ... | wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China |
| Lei Guo | ... | wardrobe supervisor: China |
| Abdullah Hapiz | ... | wardrobe supervisor: Xinjiang, China |
| Fengmei Jiang | ... | wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Anna Munro | ... | costume ager/dyer: China / textile artist |
| Hilary Niederer | ... | key costumer: China |
| Xu Dong Qi | ... | wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China |
| Jin Fang Qiao | ... | wardrobe coordinator: China |
| Deirdre Scully | ... | set costumer: San Francisco |
| Lin Wei Song | ... | wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China |
| Jack Tung | ... | costumer |
| Valerie White | ... | set costumer: San Francisco |
| Susan J. Wright | ... | costume supervisor |
| Yin Hao Wu | ... | wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China |
| Meng Xie | ... | assistant costume designer: China (as Xie Meng 'Meg') |
| Dan Yang | ... | wardrobe assistant: Beijing, China |
| Fangzheng Yang | ... | wardrobe assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Julie Yrjanson | ... | costume construction supervisor: China |
Location Management
| Ablimit | ... | location assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Ernest Belding | ... | location manager: San Francisco |
| Douglas Dresser | ... | supervising location manager |
| Yingchun Fang | ... | location manager: Beijing, China (as Fang Yinchun) |
| Felix Gehm | ... | assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Peter Moody | ... | assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Rong Peng | ... | location manager: Beijing, China |
| Matthew Riutta | ... | assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Matthew Wersinger | ... | assistant location manager: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Kamil Zunun | ... | assistant location manager: Xinjiang, China |
Music Department
| Alex Acuna | ... | musician: hand percussion |
| Diego Balduque | ... | assistant music engineer |
| Chris Bleth | ... | musician: english horn and dudek |
| Rob Brophy | ... | musician: viola |
| David Cerrejón | ... | additional music arranger |
| Javier Crespo | ... | musician: nylon guitar |
| José Luis Crespo | ... | score recording & mixing (as José Luis Crespo Duenas) |
| Ángel Crespo | ... | musician: snare drum (as Angel Crespo) |
| Sandy De Crescent | ... | music contractor |
| Brian Dembow | ... | musician: viola |
| Sussan Deyhim | ... | musician: female vocalist |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello |
| Nina Evtuhov | ... | musician: violin |
| Majid Javadi | ... | musician: male vocalist, ney |
| Kamihejazi | ... | kami hejazi |
| Christian Kollgaard | ... | musician: bass |
| Jorge Magaz | ... | additional music arranger / music assistant |
| Ara Malikian | ... | musician: solo violin |
| Julia Malkova | ... | musician: solo viola |
| Darrin McCann | ... | musician: viola |
| Víctor Merlo | ... | musician: bass |
| Mike Nowak | ... | conductor (as Michael Nowak) |
| John Parsons | ... | musician: electric and acoustic guitar |
| Javier Paxariño | ... | musician: bansuri, ney, turkish clarinet |
| Heitor Pereira | ... | musician: guitar |
| Bryan Pezzone | ... | musician: piano |
| Dimitri Psonis | ... | musician: santur, oud, lyre of crete, rubab |
| Raúl Quilez | ... | assistant music engineer (as Raul Quilez) |
| Satnam Ramgotra | ... | musician: tabla |
| Jay B. Richardson | ... | music editor |
| Ryan Robinson | ... | scoring technical support engineer |
| Geraldine Rotella | ... | musician: alto flute |
| Peter Rotter | ... | music contractor |
| Rubén Suárez | ... | assistant music engineer (as Ruben Suarez) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn |
| Martin Tillman | ... | soloist: cello |
| Joann Turovsky | ... | musician: harp |
| José Villalobos | ... | additional music arranger / music assistant |
| Greg Vines | ... | score mixing assistant |
| Sami Yusuf | ... | musician: soundtrack |
| Bill Booth | ... | musician: trombone (uncredited) |
| Julie Butchko | ... | music clearance (uncredited) |
| Jacob Ceelasler | ... | music (uncredited) |
| José Villalobos | ... | additional orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Vincent A. Villanueva | ... | music clearance (uncredited) |
| Booker White | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Massoumeh Emami | ... | script supervisor |
| Hekmat Sadat | ... | script translator (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Abdukadir | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| A. Arkin | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| E. Arkin | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Robert Barbosa | ... | driver: San Francisco (as Bob Barbosa) |
| John Bradley | ... | driver: San Francisco |
| Willie Brock | ... | driver: san Francisco |
| John Bromstead | ... | driver: San Francisco (as John Bromstead Jr.) |
| Xing Jiang Chen | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Lonnie Craig | ... | driver |
| Chris Deguzman | ... | driver: San Francisco |
| Xiao Hong Di | ... | mechanic: China |
| Tony Dingman | ... | driver: San Francisco |
| Henry Dray | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Don Feeney | ... | transportation captain: San Francisco |
| Zheng Qi Feng | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Scotty Goudreau | ... | driver |
| Yun Feng Guo | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| David Harris | ... | transportation coordinator: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Albimit Kader | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Yong Qi Li | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Zhi Qiang Lin | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| John R. Lopez | ... | driver |
| Yu Lu | ... | transportation captain: Beijing, China |
| Jian Min Ma | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Jian Tao Ma | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Mijit Mahmut | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Tony Pontecorvo | ... | driver: San Francisco |
| Derek Raser | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Tommy Rizzo | ... | driver: San Francisco |
| Frank Rocha | ... | transportation co-captain: San Francisco (as Franklin J. Rocha) |
| Franklin J. Rocha | ... | transportation co-captain: San Francisco |
| William J. Rogers | ... | driver: San Francisco |
| Hai Qiang Tian | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Abdusattar Turde | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Tursun | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Bin Wang | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Hui Wang | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Robert A. Wood | ... | production van driver: basecamp |
| Xian Zhong Wu | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Zhen Yuan Wu | ... | transportation captain: Xinjiang, China |
| Zhong Zhi Yang | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Guang Sheng You | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Lei Zhang | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Lian Yi Zhang | ... | driver: Beijing, China |
| Sheng Xi Zhang | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Sheng Xiang Zhao | ... | driver: Xinjiang, China |
| Young Zhong Zhi | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Xirlaji Alijan | ... | kite assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Amwer | ... | production assistant: China |
| Sophia Barry | ... | production support: Afghanistan |
| Adam Bayless | ... | office assistant: Los Angeles |
| Christopher Bennett | ... | assistant production coordinator: San Francisco |
| Dave Bennett | ... | completion bond rep |
| Basir Beria | ... | kite master: China |
| Kristine Bochum | ... | second assistant accountant: China |
| Kerry Boe | ... | tutor: China |
| Xiaokui Cai | ... | assistant: Mr. Jianxin, China |
| Xu Chen | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Yi Song 'Scarlet' Chen | ... | travel coordinator: China |
| Shauna Cho | ... | assistant accountant: China |
| Dilinuoer | ... | assistant accountant: China |
| Natascha Dimitrijevic | ... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Sharlene Duale | ... | assistant production coordinator: San Francisco (as Sharlene F. Duale) |
| Mikey Eberle | ... | production assistant: China |
| Jan Eiham | ... | production assistant: China |
| Mohammed Eiham | ... | production office translator: Kashgar |
| Ekhbar | ... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Troy Evans | ... | medic: China |
| Masoud Farand | ... | language teacher: Dari, China |
| Wong Fei | ... | production associate: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Aaron C. Fitzgerald | ... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Jamie L. Gaines | ... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Rachael Lin Gallaghan | ... | production coordinator: San Francisco |
| Retha Geldenhuys | ... | assistant accountant: China |
| Chuan Yong Gou | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Shahrukh Gran | ... | researcher: China |
| Antonio Graña | ... | production assistant: San Francisco (as Antonio G. Graña) |
| Tian He Guo | ... | caterer: Chinese, China |
| Mustafa Haidari | ... | dialect coach: Afghan |
| Cindy Hamilton | ... | craft service: western, China |
| David Hickey | ... | payroll accountant: San Francisco |
| Ilham Hosseini | ... | interpreter: Afghan cast |
| Bonnie Hudson | ... | studio teacher: San Francisco |
| 'Rebecca' Qin Jiang | ... | script supervisor: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Rebecca Jiang) |
| Karsym Jiang | ... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Jilijiang | ... | production assistant: China |
| Kyle GuYue Johnson | ... | production assistant: China (as Kyle Johnson) |
| Tish Johnson | ... | production accountant |
| Jennifer Jourdan | ... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Mohammad Aman Joya | ... | tutor: China |
| Damiana Kamishin | ... | production coordinator |
| Maijino Kasimu | ... | production assistant: China |
| Kayum | ... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China (as Kaiyum) |
| Muriel Kintzinger | ... | press attache: France |
| S. Dylan Kirkland | ... | production liaison |
| Richard Klein | ... | political consultant: McLarty Media |
| Min Kong | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Jeff Kramer | ... | production assistant: San Francisco / set production assistant: San Francisco |
| Jillian Kugler | ... | assistant: Mr. Forster |
| Matt Lake | ... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Xiao Wang Li | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Pei Pei Lin | ... | interpreter: rigging key grip, Beijing, China |
| Dian Jun Liu | ... | production assistant: China |
| Yongtao Liu | ... | production assistant: China (as Liu Yong Tao) |
| Dionne Lotivio | ... | assistant production coordinator: San Francisco |
| Lu Lu | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Qing Long Lu | ... | production assistant: China |
| Roman Luo | ... | production assistant: China |
| Shan 'Kate' Luo | ... | production secretary: China |
| Abudu Lusuli | ... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Xin Lin Ma | ... | production assistant: China |
| Mariam Mahmoud | ... | script translator: Afghanistan |
| Abdukader Mamat | ... | translator: camera department, China |
| Meg Mathisen | ... | event consultant |
| Sudeep Mathur | ... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Lauren McClard | ... | assistant: Ms. Yeldham |
| Patrick McDonald | ... | production assistant: China |
| Carla Mete | ... | assistant italian dubbing director |
| Marco Mete | ... | italian dubbing director/italian dialogue |
| Mijiti | ... | animal handler |
| Miradel | ... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Jahid Mohseni | ... | logistical and travel support: Afghanistan, Tolo Television |
| Saad Mohseni | ... | logistical and travel support: Afghanistan, Tolo Television |
| Zaid Mophseni | ... | logistical and travel support: Afghanistan, Tolo Television (as Zaid Mohseni) |
| Andrés Mora | ... | Production Assistant: China (as Andy Mora) |
| Blaise Noto | ... | unit publicist (as Blaise J. Noto) |
| Omar Otkur | ... | assistant production coordinator: Xinjiang, China |
| Sabrina Pourchasse | ... | production coordinator: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Emmanuel Prévinaire | ... | pilot: flying cam, China (as Emmanuel Prewvinaire) |
| Fiona Zi Ying Qi | ... | translator: grip, China (as Qi Zi Yin 'Fiona') |
| Yama Rahimi | ... | researcher |
| Moshref Javid Rameen | ... | researcher: China |
| Sandy Reed | ... | craft service: San Francisco |
| Abudu Reyimu | ... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Sekander Saleh | ... | production coordinator: Afghanistan |
| Donna Sammander | ... | researcher: China |
| Jim Serchak | ... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Laura Sevier | ... | rights & clearances |
| Amir Shamil | ... | production coordinator: Afghanistan |
| Wen Bin Sheng | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Adele Sparks | ... | archival researcher |
| Dongming Sui | ... | production assistant: China |
| Riyoko Tanaka | ... | assistant: Mr. Parkes |
| Iqbal Theba | ... | additional loop group voice |
| Tudaji | ... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Kasem Tursun | ... | production assistant: China |
| Chantal Nong Vo | ... | assistant: Mr. Horberg (as Chantal Nong) |
| Xu Juan 'Jo' Wan | ... | assistant accountant: China |
| Xiang Wang | ... | production assistant: China |
| Jeffrey Weil | ... | production assistant: China (as Jeff Weil) |
| Abudu Weili | ... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Ryan Whan | ... | first assistant accountant: San Francisco |
| Laura Wilcox | ... | first assistant accountant: China (as Laura Willcox) |
| Ramsay Williams | ... | production assistant / production assistant: San Francisco |
| Wenping Xiong | ... | assistant accountant: China |
| Salah Yaftali | ... | language teacher: Dari, China |
| Ricky Yama | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Hai Bing Yang | ... | production assistant: China |
| Lu Ye | ... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Xiao Ming Yu | ... | armorer |
| Xiu Jin 'Candy' Zhang | ... | assistant accountant: China |
| Xiao 'Michelle' Zhen | ... | cashier: China |
| Yuan Zhou | ... | production secretary: China |
| Ami Zins | ... | film commissioner |
| Deirdre Ashby | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Cassandra Barbour | ... | rights and clearances (uncredited) |
| Jaclyn Chessen | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Fahim Fazli | ... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| John Kiriakou | ... | security consultant (uncredited) |
| Katherine Kohler | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey E. Kramer | ... | set production assistant: San Francisco (uncredited) |
| Mike Lane | ... | client services (uncredited) |
| Rick Mischke | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Valerie Morris | ... | clearances assistant (uncredited) |
| Hekmat Sadat | ... | dialect/language coach (uncredited) |
| Maggie Tang | ... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Tim Bob Thunderhorse | ... | technical advisor: military (uncredited) |
| Virginia Travers | ... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Daniel Villagomez | ... | legal administrator (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Siddiq Barmak | ... | thanks |
| Suzanne Bauman | ... | thanks |
| Adrian Belic | ... | thanks |
| Jim Burroughs | ... | thanks |
| Renée Chabria | ... | thanks |
| Nazi Etemadi | ... | thanks |
| Dana Kohler | ... | thanks |
| Ahmed Latif | ... | thanks (as Ahmad Latif) |
| Mohsen Makhmalbaf | ... | thanks |
| Bahaudin Mujtaba | ... | thanks |
| Lorraine Sakata | ... | thanks (as Professor Lorraine Sakata) |
| Hans Zimmer | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Dreamworks Pictures (presents)
- Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (co-production)
- Participant (presents)
- Parkes/MacDonald Image Nation (co-production)
- China Film Co-Production Corporation (produced with the assistance of)
- Beijing Happy Pictures Cultural Communications Co. (produced with the assistance of)
- Kite Runner Holdings (support)
- Ebeling Group
- Neal Street Productions
- Wonderland Films
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (2007) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Vantage (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks (2007) (World-wide) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2007) (France) (DVD)
- Bontonfilm (2008) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (2008) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2008) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Sandrew Metronome (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Solar Entertainment (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland)
- DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Eén (2010) (Belgium) (tv)
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2011) (United Kingdom) (tv) (BBC2)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2013) (United States) (tv) (syndicated print)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (video)
- Net5 (2016) (Netherlands) (tv)
Special Effects
- CafeFX (visual effects)
- LaserPacific (opticals)
- MK12 (main titles)
- Ebeling Group (main titles)
- RotoFactory (visual effects)
Other Companies
- ARRI (cameras and lenses)
- AVID Technology (digital editing)
- Afghan Film (assistance)
- CDC-Sefit (italian dubbing by)
- Cata Studios (music recorded at)
- Center for Afghan Studies (assistance)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- China Film Bureau (assistance)
- China Southern Airlines (assistance)
- City and County of Kashgar (assistance)
- City and County of Thashkargan (assistance)
- DTC Grip & Electric (grip and lighting equipment)
- DeCrescent and Rotter Music Contracting (music contractor)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)
- Deutsche Grammophon (soundtrack)
- Eastwood Scoring Stage (music recorded at)
- Ebeling Group (main title design)
- Edge (soundtrack)
- Entertainment Clearances (rights and clearances)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Filmtools (expendables)
- Foundation for Culture and Civil Society (casting support: Kabul, Afghanistan)
- Gala Catering (caterer: San Francisco)
- Gamma & Density (on-set color correction)
- Hollywood Studio Symphony (music performed by)
- L.A. Mad Dogs (adr group coordination)
- LaserPacific (digital film recording)
- LaserPacific (opticals)
- MK12 (main title design)
- McLarty Media (political consultant)
- Media Distributors Film Source (emergency additional film source)
- Pacific Title (end titles)
- Packair Airfreight (international logistics)
- Packair Airfreight (international shipping)
- Radio Television Afghanistan (assistance)
- Rockbottom Rentals (cell phone rentals)
- Rockbottom Rentals (satellite phone rentals)
- Rockbottom Rentals (walkie rentals)
- Runway (additional support)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- Skywalker Sound (Re-Recorded at)
- Skywalker Sound (post-production sound services)
- Tolo Television (logistical and travel support: Afghhanistan)
- University of Nebraska,The (assistance)
- Uygur Community of Xinjiang (assistance)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kiting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kiting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | There is a way to be good again. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United Kingdom | GBP468,592, 30 Dec 2007 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $74,180,745 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Due to Afghan mores concerning male rape, Paramount Vantage agreed to relocate the young actors out of the country to the United Arab Emirates and arrange visas, housing and schooling for the young actors and jobs for their guardians. Paramount Vantage accepts responsibility for the living expenses of Zekeria Ebrahimi, Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada, Ali Danish Bakhtyari and Sayed Jafar Masihullah Gharibzada until they reach adulthood, a cost some estimated at up to $500,000. See more » |
| Goofs | In the scene at the stadium just before the Taliban official gives his speech there is a soccer game going on and most of the players are wearing shorts. The Taliban did not allow shorts or revealing clothes of any kind to be worn, even at an athletic event. They imprisoned and persecuted members of visiting Pakistani teams for wearing shorts. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in I Am Legend/Alvin and the Chipmunks/The Perfect Holiday/Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street/Youth Without Youth/The Kite Runner (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Aye Dara Kay Jaylawni See more » |
| Quotes |
Young Hassan:
For you, a thousand times over See more » |