Article: The Kite RUNNER; Reach for the sky ... Zekeria Ebrahimi who plays Pashtun boy Amir. Inset: The bestselling book by Khaled Hosseini.

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The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
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September 30, 2007
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Byline: Eleanor Mayne

It is already being billed as an Oscar contender - with good reason. TheKite Runner, the tale of two Afghan boys united in war-torn Kabul by their loveof kites, is based on the international bestseller by Khaled Hosseini. It isproduced by Steven Spielberg and directed by Marc Forster, who guided HalleBerry to her Oscar for Monster's Ball.

All three men are expected to attend the premiere of the [pounds sterling]10million film at atheatre in west Hollywood next month, along with members of the cast and crewand a host of stars.

Yet on the night there will be two noticeable absentees. Zekeria Ebrahimi andAhmad Khan Mahmidzada, ...

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