Set in Afghanistan, a bond develops between a privileged youth and the son of his father's servant based around kite flying. Their relationship fractures when one boy is set upon by toughs during a kite-flying tournament while the other boy does nothing to help his friend. They reunite years later after the Taliban is removed from power.

This movie is very simple and "nice" if compared to the book, which gets straight to the heart of the reader and makes him cry true tears. Anyway, I liked it: the childhood of the protagonist was well-made, while I didn't like the adulthood, because the relationship between Amir and Sohrab could have been explored more deeply.