This movie was remarkable. While difficult to watch at times, it gave a searingly honest picture of friendship...including blinding loyalty, joy, betrayal and ultimately forgiveness and redemption. My two sons, 14 and 17, both thought the movie was 'very good' but haunting. Lots to discuss afterward. I would recommend it to a mature 14 year old and up with a parent watching as well. If unsure, what it yourself first and then decide. The subtitles can be difficult to see on a regular sized TV so be prepared to pause (why the 4 stars, otherwise 5) Excellent filmmaking.

By far the best movie I have seen in years. Story of courage, honor and redemption told by superlative acting.

This is a very powerful brilliant movie. Besides some implied rape and swearing, I think it would be good for 13 plus.

This is a very powerful brilliant movie. Besides some implied rape and swearing, I think it would be good for 13 plus.

A story filled with loyalty and cruelty, love and respect. A story of Amir, the young narrator and the protagonist, who lives through the losses of pride and identity, tells a story of the turbulent and passionate times in Afghanistan and San Francisco after World War Two. Khaled Hosseini illustrates how family relationships, between father and son, and between brother and brother, can deal with guilt and forgiveness. Amir recalls his past, his childhood, the jolly times with his hazara, Hassan, until one day Amir’s whole world wipes around when his best friend Hassan progresses in another direction. And now during his adulthood, Amir must learn from his past and adjust his new life not in Afghanistan but in the United States.