The Kite Runner
Forster then directed an adaptation of best-seller Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner", scripted by repeat collaborator David Benioff and starring British newcomer Khalid Abdalla. The film follows an Afghani-American man who returns to his war-ravaged country to save the son of his former best friend. "The Kite Runner" was released on December 14, 2007, and grossed $73 million worldwide. It also earned a nomination for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film and a BAFTA bid for Film Not In the English Language.