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Thursday, September 20, 2007

"Kite Runner" worries


The Chicago International Film Festival will open with Marc Forster's "The Kite Runner."  The film made other news today as NPR reports there are growing concerns about the film, particularly in Afghanistan.  Parents of the children starring in the film, and still living in Kabul, began to fear for their safety after they learned of scenes involving child sexual abuse.  Now that illegal DVDs are hitting their street, they fear reprisals and a deep, long-lasting stigma.

Download Chicago's lineup here.

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