Feb 11 2008 - 7:00pm
Feb 11 2008 - 9:00pm
Due to distribution issues, the next IFF film on Monday February 11th will be acclaimed adaptation "The Kite Runner."
Monday, February 11 – 7 pm
Vogue Theatre, 321 2nd Ave. Fernie
The Kite Runner (US, English)
The Kite Runner, from the book of the same title by Kahled Hosseini, has been receiving rave reviews. It gives us a glimpse into the Afghanistan culture and tells a haunting story of friendship amongst hardships.
Starring Ahmad Khan Mahmoodzada and Zekiria Ebrahimi the film is set in Afghanistan during the sixties amid political and military turmoil. The Kite Runner is an unforgettable story about loyalty and redemption and a powerful exploration of father-son relationships. Amir, the young boy, struggles to succeed in his father's eyes and sets out to win his affection by competing in a kite-running tournament, in which participants with honed kite-battle skills seek to eliminate their foes by maneuvering their own kites – which have special strings, often even coated with glass – to slash the strings of others. When Amir wins, and his kite is the last in the sky Hassan, his best friend, goes to retrieve the final downed kite as a trophy; however, tragedy ensues, setting off a chain reaction of life-changing events for both boys. Much later Amir returns to Afghanistan when he is called upon to rescue Hassan‘s son from the Taliban front lines.
Marc Forster has emerged as a versatile director capable of excelling in a diverse array of filmmaking genres within his films, from the fantastical, innovative biopic ‘Finding Neverland’, to the psycho-thriller STAY and, most recently, the sharp-witted and comically brilliant ‘Stranger than Fiction’.
www.kiterunnermovie.com
Tickets at the door:
Arts Station Member: $9 / adult; $8 / youth
Non-member: $10 / adult; $9 / youth. Advance tickets available at the Arts Station, 601 1st. Ave, Fernie. Call Oz Parsons at 423.4842
