![]() The film has opened with the modern-day Amir, now living in San Francisco, receiving a telephone call from Rahim Khan: "You should come home. It is Hassan's father, Ali, who insists he and his son must leave the home, over Baba's protests. Then Amir tries to plant evidence to make Hassan seem like a thief, but even after Hassan (untruthfully and masochistically) confesses, Baba forgives him. Amir feels so guilty about Hassan that his feelings transform into anger, and he tries insulting his friend, even throwing ripe fruit at him, but Hassan is impassive. Amir arrives to see the assault taking place, and to his shame, sneaks away. On a day that will shape the course of many lives, he and his gang track down Hassan, attack him and rape him. There is a neighborhood bully named Assef, jealous of Amir's kite, his skills and his kite runner. Baba, whose kindly eyes are benevolent, loves both boys. ![]() ![]() Amir's father, Baba ( Homayoun Ershadi), is an intellectual and secularist who has no use for the mullahs. The boys live in a healthy, vibrant city, not yet touched by war. ![]()
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