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Article: Filmmakers take multiple risks while making 'The Kite Runner'
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- December 21, 2007
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Zekiria Ebrahimi (center, left) and Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada (center, right) are pictured in a scene from "The Kite Runner."(PHOTO)
"The Kite Runner" filmmakers strove for authenticity when they shot the adaptation of the best-selling novel, featuring a largely unknown cast and having some dialogue in Dari, an Afghan language.
But they stumbled into an international controversy when the child actors said they feared being harmed by Afghans offended by a rape scene. The film's theatrical debut was delayed six weeks to allow four boys to get out of Kabul, underscoring the political and financial risks filmmakers take when they make ...
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