The Kite Runner (2007)

Starring: Khalid Abdalla
Director: Marc Foster

I believe the value in this film derives almost exclusively from its plot. We're not used to seeing many examples of modern film like these, but it is certainly welcomed surprise.

You can take a variety of things away from watching this film. This is, however, a product of insightful directing powered by the intriguing story of a young Afghan writer who escapes the chaos of Soviet invasion and the subsequent extremist Taliban oppression, and later returns to his ravaged homeland to save a young life...

What a beautiful example of realism: snippets of a rich Afghani culture, boyhood friendship, father/son relationship, and manhood, all in the backdrop of a souring Afghanistan that was once a free and peaceful nation.

But forget about reading any further about Kite Runner. Just go and see it.

A- for acting.
A+ for plot.
A for directing.