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Article: Young 'Kite Runner' Actors Flee Afghanistan
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- December 6, 2007
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Four boy actors in the movie "The Kite Runner" have left
Afghanistan out of concern they could be ostracized or subjected to
violence because of a rape scene in the movie, a film executive
said.
"The Kite Runner," which had its world premiere Tuesday in
Hollywood, is based on the 2003 best-selling novel by Afghan
American writer Khaled Hosseini. In the story, the main character
witnesses the rape of his friend but does nothing to stop it.
Although the film is not scheduled for release in Afghanistan,
there are concerns that pirated DVDs could reach Kabul and some
residents might react violently to the rape scene.