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 |
| Camera | Roberto Schaefer | Director of Photography |
| Writing | David Benioff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Khaled Hosseini | Novel |
| Production | Sam Mendes | Executive Producer |
| Production | William Horberg | Producer |
| Production | E. Bennett Walsh | Producer |
| Production | Rebecca Yeldham | Producer |
| Editing | Matt Chessé | Editor |
| Production | Kate Dowd | Casting |
| Production | Eriko Miyagawa | Casting |
| Editing | Jake Rice | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Nancy Fuller | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Mike Brosius | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Linda Williams | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Alex Olivares | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Chantal Nong Vo | Producer's Assistant |
| Sound | Alberto Iglesias | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
