2 Movies Starring Khalid Abdalla

The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-11

Languages:

Dari, English, Pushto, Russian, Urdu

Countries:

USA, China

Runtime:

128 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (65295 Reviews)

Director:

Marc Forster

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

David Benioff (screenplay)

Khaled Hosseini (novel)

Fullplot:

In the 70's in Afghanistan, the Pushtun boy Amir and the Hazara boy Hassan, who is his loyal friend and son of their Hazara servant Ali, are raised together in Amir's father house, playing and kitting on the streets of a peaceful Kabul. Amir feels that his wise and good father Baba blames him for the death of his mother in the delivery, and also that his father loves and prefers Hassan to him. In return, Amir feels a great respect for his father's best friend Rahim Khan, who supports his intention to become a writer. After Amir winning a competition of kitting, Hassan runs to bring a kite to Amir, but he is beaten and raped by the brutal Assef in an empty street to protect Amir's kite; the coward Amir witness the assault but does not help the loyal Hassam. On the day after his birthday party, Amir hides his new watch in Hassam's bed to frame the boy as a thief and force his father to fire Ali, releasing his conscience from recalling his cowardice and betrayal. In 1979, the Russians invade Afghanistan and Baba and Amir escape to Pakistan. In 1988, they have a simple life in Fremont, California, when Amir graduates in a public college for the pride and joy of Baba. Later Amir meets his countrywoman Soraya and they get married. In 2000, after the death of Baba, Amir is a famous novelist and receives a phone call from the terminal Rahim Khan, who discloses secrets about his family, forcing Amir to return to Peshawar, in Pakistan, in a journey of redemption.

The Square

The Square

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-01-10

Languages:

Arabic, English

Countries:

Egypt, USA, UK

Runtime:

95 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (5637 Reviews)

Director:

Jehane Noujaim

Fullplot:

'The Square' is an intimate observational documentary that tells the real story of the ongoing struggle of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of six very different protesters. Starting in the tents of Tahrir in the days leading up to the fall of Mubarak, we follow our characters on a life-changing journey through the euphoria of victory into the uncertainties and dangers of the current 'transitional period' under military rule, where everything they fought for is now under threat or in balance.

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