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| Joseph J. Allen | .... | grip: San Francisco |
| Hailiang Ang | .... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Marc Asmode | .... | camera assistant: flying cam, China |
| Dustin Ault | .... | second company grip: China |
| Herb Ault | .... | key grip (as Herbert Lee Ault) |
| Ken Bazal | .... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, San Francisco (as Kenny Bazal Jr.) |
| J. Chuck Biagio | .... | grip: San Francisco |
| Hong Qun Bia | .... | grip: China |
| Richard Bowen | .... | director of photography: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Phil Bray | .... | still photographer |
| Dawei Cao | .... | set lighting technician: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Wei Dong Cao | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Wu Tong Cao | .... | grip: China |
| Yong Jie Cao | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Zhongxue Cao | .... | lighting technician: China (as Cao Zhong Xue) |
| Kai Chen | .... | grip: China |
| Gregory M. Childers | .... | grip: San Francisco (as Greg Childers) |
| Sze Kwan Chong | .... | camera operator: flying cam, China (as Chong Sze Kwan 'Quincy') |
| Ian Chriss | .... | grip: San Francisco |
| Tim Christie | .... | dolly grip: China |
| Yita Fan | .... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Dan C. Ferreira | .... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Jeff Gilliam | .... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Mark Gilmer | .... | second assistant camera: "a" camera, San Francisco |
| Mark Hadland | .... | assistant chief lighting technician: China |
| Courtney Harrell | .... | film loader: San Francisco (as Courtney L. Harrell) |
| Don L. Henderson | .... | key grip: San Francisco |
| Simon Jayes | .... | camera operator: "b" camera, San Francisco |
| Brook Johnson | .... | grip: San Francisco |
| Deng Qing Jun | .... | key grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Deng Jun) |
| Hai Liang Kang | .... | grip: China |
| Xiaotian Kang | .... | chief lighting technician: China (as Kang Ziao Tian) |
| Zak Katz | .... | assistant video assist operator: China (as Zechariah Katz) |
| Ian Kincaid | .... | chief lighting technician (as Ian R. Kincaid) |
| Kim Kono | .... | chief rigging technician: China (as Kim K. Kono) |
| Raymond Lam | .... | camera operator: "b" camera, China (as Lam Fai Tai) |
| Toby Lawrence | .... | grip: San Francisco |
| Cong Li Li | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Si Guang Li | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Yan Xia Liu | .... | grip: China |
| Xiang Li | .... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Zachary Love | .... | set lighting technician: San Francisco (as Zach Love) |
| Wai Qin Mao | .... | grip: China |
| Lee Mariano | .... | second assistant camera: "a" camera, China (as Lee Jake Mariano) |
| Brad Martinez | .... | grip: San Francisco |
| Brett Matthews | .... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, China |
| Jim McConkey | .... | Steadicam operator |
| Jim McConkey | .... | camera operator |
| Rowena Mollica | .... | film loader: China |
| Spencer Mulcahy | .... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Mark Nakahara | .... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Man Yin Ngai | .... | first assistant camera: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Yue Qi | .... | grip: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Sanlang | .... | grip: China |
| Chris Shellenberger | .... | set lighting technician: San Francisco |
| Xue Wen Si | .... | grip: China |
| Don Steinberg | .... | first assistant camera: "b" camera, San Francisco |
| Bing Rui Sun | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Chenyang Sun | .... | lighting technician: China (as Sun Chen Yang) |
| Gen Shang Sun | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Hong Yang Sun | .... | grip: China |
| Jun Yang Sun | .... | grip: China |
| Michael Taylor | .... | video assist operator: China |
| Skyler Tegland | .... | rigging key grip: China |
| John Trunk | .... | video assist operator: San Francisco |
| Zoran Veselic | .... | first assistant camera |
| Matthew Wakai | .... | video assist operator: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Jun Xi Wang | .... | assistant chief lighting technician: China (as Wang Jun Xi) |
| Lesley Watson | .... | second assistant camera: "b" camera, China |
| Yong Bo Wu | .... | second assistant camera: second uniut, Xinjiang, Chinma |
| Hong Bin Xin | .... | grip: China |
| Quan Zhang | .... | grip: China |
| Tao Zhang | .... | lighting technician: China |
| Yanlin Zhu | .... | set lighting technician: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Paul Armbruster | .... | grip (uncredited) |
| Kai Chen | .... | crane grip (uncredited) |
| Chris Cotterman | .... | grip (uncredited) |
| Dhamarata Dhiensuwana | .... | key rigging grip: China (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Hall | .... | additional photographer (uncredited) |
| Jeroen Hendriks | .... | camera technician (uncredited) |
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| Abliz Abdirixit | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Xireli Abudurexiti | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Maridel Aisam | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Muhamd Ali | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Niyat Ullah Baig | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Dan Rui 'Zoe' Fang | .... | background casting: China |
| Leslee Feldman | .... | casting executive |
| Mustafa Haidari | .... | casting associate: Afghanistan |
| Timor Hakimyar | .... | casting support: Kabul, Afghanistan, Foundation for Culture and Civil Society |
| Nina Henninger | .... | casting: San Francisco |
| Kirsty Kinnear | .... | casting associate: Afghanistan |
| Dali Miatuxia | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Eriko Miyagawa | .... | casting: China |
| Lan Mo | .... | background casting: Beijing, China (as Mo Lan) |
| Akemusulitan Sulaimanxia | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Mischa van der Klei | .... | casting assistant |
| Yukesaike Xijaet | .... | background casting: Xinjiang, China |
| Jeanne Boisineau | .... | search casting (uncredited) |
| Sarah Kliban | .... | casting associate (uncredited) |
| Zoe Thompson | .... | casting assistant: China (uncredited) |
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| Ablimit | .... | location assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Xirlaji Alijan | .... | kite assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Amwer | .... | production assistant: China |
| Sophia Barry | .... | production support: Afghanistan |
| Adam Bayless | .... | office assistant: Los Angeles |
| Ernest Belding | .... | location manager: San Francisco |
| Christopher Bennett | .... | assistant production coordinator: San Francisco |
| Basir Beria | .... | kite master: China |
| Kristine Bochum | .... | second assistant accountant: China |
| Kerry Boe | .... | tutor: China |
| Xiao Kui Cai | .... | assistant: Mr. Jianxin, China |
| Xu Chen | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Yi Song 'Scarlet' Chen | .... | travel coordinator: China |
| Shauna Cho | .... | assistant accountant: China |
| Dilinuoer | .... | assistant accountant: China |
| Natascha Dimiotrijevic | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Douglas Dresser | .... | supervising location manager |
| Sharlene Duale | .... | assistant production coordinator: San Francisco (as Sharlene F. Duale) |
| Mikey Eberle | .... | production assistant: China |
| Jan Eiham | .... | production assistant: China |
| Mohammed Eiham | .... | production office translator: Kashgar |
| Ekhbar | .... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Massoumeh Emami | .... | script supervisor |
| Troy Evans | .... | medic: China |
| Yingchun Fang | .... | location manager: Beijing, China (as Fang Yinchun) |
| Masoud Farand | .... | language teacher: Dari, China |
| Wong Fei | .... | production associate: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Aaron C. Fitzgerald | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Jamie L. Gaines | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Rachael Lin Gallaghan | .... | production coordinator: San Francisco |
| Felix Gehm | .... | assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Retha Geldenhuys | .... | assistant accountant: China |
| Chuan Yong Gou | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Antonio Grana | .... | production assistant: San Francisco (as Antonio G. Graña) |
| Shahrukh Gran | .... | researcher: China |
| Tian He Guo | .... | caterer: Chinese, China |
| Cindy Hamilton | .... | craft service: western, China |
| David Hickey | .... | payroll accountant: San Francisco |
| Ilham Hosseini | .... | interpreter: Afghan cast |
| Bonnie Hudson | .... | studio teacher: San Francisco |
| Karsym Jiang | .... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| 'Rebecca' Qin Jiang | .... | script supervisor: second unit, Xinjiang, China (as Rebecca Jiang) |
| Jilijiang | .... | production assistant: China |
| Kyle GuYue Johnson | .... | production assistant: China (as Kyle Johnson) |
| Tish Johnson | .... | production accountant |
| Jennifer Jourdan | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Mohammad Aman Joya | .... | tutor: China |
| Damiana Kamishin | .... | production coordinator |
| Maijino Kasimu | .... | production assistant: China |
| Kayum | .... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China (as Kaiyum) |
| S. Dylan Kirkland | .... | production liaison |
| Min Kong | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Jeff Kramer | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Jillian Kugler | .... | assistant: Mr. Forster |
| Matt Lake | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Dian Jun Liu | .... | production assistant: China |
| Yongtao Liu | .... | production assistant: China (as Liu Yong Tao) |
| Xiao Wang Li | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Dionne Lotivio | .... | assistant production coordinator: San Francisco |
| Lu Lu | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Roman Luo | .... | production assistant: China |
| Shan 'Kate' Luo | .... | production secretary: China |
| Qing Long Lu | .... | production assistant: China |
| Abudu Lusuli | .... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Mariam Mahmoud | .... | script translator: Afghanistan |
| Abdukader Mamat | .... | translator: camera department, China |
| Sudeep Mathur | .... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Xin Lin Ma | .... | production assistant: China |
| Lauren McClard | .... | assistant: Ms. Yeldham |
| Patrick McDonald | .... | production assistant: China |
| Mijiti | .... | animal handler |
| Miradel | .... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Jahid Mohseni | .... | logistical and travel support: Afghanistan, Tolo Television |
| Saad Mohseni | .... | logistical and travel support: Afghanistan, Tolo Television |
| Peter Moody | .... | assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Zaid Mophseni | .... | logistical and travel support: Afghanistan, Tolo Television |
| Andy Mora | .... | production assistant: China |
| Chantal Nong | .... | assistant: Mr. Horberg |
| Blaise Noto | .... | unit publicist (as Blaise J. Noto) |
| Omar Otkur | .... | assistant production coordinator: Xinjiang, China |
| Rong Peng | .... | location manager: Beijing, China |
| Sabrina Pourchasse | .... | production coordinator: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Prévinaire | .... | pilot: flying cam, China (as Emmanuel Prewvinaire) |
| Fiona Zi Ying Qi | .... | translator: grip, China (as Qi Zi Yin 'Fiona') |
| Yama Rahimi | .... | researcher |
| Moshref Javid Rameen | .... | researcher: China |
| Sandy Reed | .... | craft service: San Francisco |
| Abudu Reyimu | .... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Matthew Riutta | .... | assistant location manager: San Francisco |
| Sekander Saleh | .... | production coordinator: Afghanistan |
| Donna Sammander | .... | researcher: China |
| Jim Serchak | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Laura Sevier | .... | rights and clearances |
| Amir Shamil | .... | production coordinator: Afghanistan |
| Wen Bin Sheng | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Adele Sparks | .... | archival researcher |
| Dongming Sui | .... | production assistant: China |
| Riyoko Tanaka | .... | assistant: Mr. Parkes |
| Iqbal Theba | .... | additional loop group voice |
| Tudaji | .... | production assistant: Xinjiang, China |
| Kasem Tursun | .... | production assistant: China |
| Xiang Wang | .... | production assistant: China |
| Xu Juan 'Jo' Wan | .... | assistant accountant: China |
| Abudu Weili | .... | production assistant: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Jeffrey Weil | .... | production assistant: China (as Jeff Weil) |
| Matthew Wersinger | .... | assistant location manager: second unit, Xinjiang, China |
| Ryan Whan | .... | first assistant accountant: San Francisco |
| Laura Wilcox | .... | first assistant accountant: China (as Laura Willcox) |
| Ramsay Williams | .... | production assistant |
| Ramsay Williams | .... | production assistant: San Francisco |
| Wen Ping Xiong | .... | assistant accountant: China |
| Salah Yaftali | .... | language teacher: Dari, China |
| Ricky Yama | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Hai Bing Yang | .... | production assistant: China |
| Lu Ye | .... | production assistant: Beijing, China |
| Xiao Ming Yu | .... | armorer |
| Xiu Jin 'Candy' Zhang | .... | assistant accountant: China |
| Xiao 'Michelle' Zhen | .... | cashier: China |
| Yuan Zhou | .... | production secretary: China |
| Kamil Zunun | .... | assistant location manager: Xinjiang, China |
| Deirdre Ashby | .... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Cassandra Barbour | .... | rights and clearances (uncredited) |
| Jaclyn Chessen | .... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Fahim Fazli | .... | adr voice (uncredited) |
| Tim Halpin | .... | technical advisor: military (uncredited) |
| John Kiriakou | .... | security consultant (uncredited) |
| Katherine Kohler | .... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
| Mike Lane | .... | client services (uncredited) |
| Rick Mischke | .... | stand-in (uncredited) |
| Valerie Morris | .... | clearances assistant (uncredited) |
| Hekmat Sadat | .... | dialect/language coach (uncredited) |
| Hekmat Sadat | .... | script translator (uncredited) |
| Maggie Tang | .... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Virginia Travers | .... | stand-in (uncredited) |
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The Kite Runner was beautiful, poignant and very moving. I particularly loved the two child actors in the film as well as the actor portraying the father. It really made me want to go back and read the book again.
The music was a wonderful part of the fabric of the movie. If there is a soundtrack coming out for the film, I will buy it to accompany my second reading of the book. It is also a visually stunning film. The cinematography was gorgeous and really added to experience.
The Brazilian word 'saudades' is very descriptive of how I felt at the end of the film..."it is a deep feeling of longing for someone or someplace, which is very sweet but also tinged with an inescapable sadness" (definition provided years ago by Antonio Carlos Jobim).
Saw it at a small cinema here for an advance screening. I would love to see it again on a really large screen with a tricked out sound system.
Can't wait for the formal release. I will definitely recommend the film to friends.