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Article: A Change In The Wind.(Movies; Annual Holiday Preview)(The Kite Runner)
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- Newsweek
- Article date:
- December 17, 2007
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Byline: Lorraine Ali
'The Kite Runner': A film adaptation so intent on authenticity, the book's characters now speak in Dari.
THE KITE RUNNER" HAS BEEN PUBLISHED in dozens of countries -- and bootlegged in several more. But the trickiest translation arrives this month, and at a movie theater near you. Hollywood adaptations are often disappointing, so it's a relief to report that this one is refreshingly faithful to its source. Still, "The Kite Runner" has weathered some turbulence. The release was delayed several weeks because the studio feared the Afghan child actors would be in danger due to fallout from a pivotal and grueling rape scene. (They have ...
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