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Article: Studio delays film to protect child actorsHaven sought for Afghan schoolboys in incendiary 'Kite Runner'
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- International Herald Tribune
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- October 5, 2007
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David M. Halbfinger
International Herald Tribune
10-05-2007
Kirk Semple contributed reporting from Kabul. * The studio distributing ''The Kite Runner,'' a tale of childhood betrayal, sexual predation and ethnic tension in Afghanistan, is delaying the film's release to get its three schoolboy actors out of Kabul - perhaps permanently - in response to fears that they could be attacked for their enactment of a culturally inflammatory rape scene. Executives at the distributor, Paramount Vantage, are contending with issues stemming from the rising lawlessness in Kabul in the year since the boys were cast.The boys and their relatives are now accusing the filmmakers of mistreatment, and ...
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Article: Is 'Kite Runner' anti-religious?
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