Amir en Hassan zijn gevoed door dezelfde min en groeien samen op in de hoofdstad van Afghanistan. Bij de jaarlijkse vliegerwedstrijd in Kabul is Amir de vliegeraar, degene die het touw van de vlieger in handen heeft.
Nee, helaas is The Kite Runner nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Directing | Marc Forster | Director |
| Writing | David Benioff | Screenplay |
| Camera | Roberto Schaefer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Khaled Hosseini | Novel |
| Production | Sam Mendes | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Nancy Fuller | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Linda Williams | Digital Intermediate |
| Production | E. Bennett Walsh | Producer |
| Production | William Horberg | Producer |
| Editing | Matt Chesse | Editor |
| Production | Eriko Miyagawa | Casting |
| Production | Kate Dowd | Casting |
| Editing | Alex Olivares | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Rebecca Yeldham | Producer |
| Editing | Jake Rice | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Mike Brosius | Digital Intermediate |
| Sound | Alberto Iglesias | Music |
| Production | Chantal Nong Vo | Producer's Assistant |
