Zekeria Ebrahimi

Zekeria Ebrahimi (born 1996) is an Afghan actor.

Ebrahimi is possibly best known for his role in the 2007 film The Kite Runner as Young Amir.

He currently resides in UAE. He has received extensive media coverage for playing the role of Amir in the film The Kite Runner, both because of his acting talent and because of the cultural misunderstandings that surrounded the making of the film and are thought to have endangered his life at home in Afghanistan.

Sources

[http://www.kiterunnermovie.com/ Official site of the film The Kite Runner]
Dean Nelson, "Kabul kite boys feel Hollywood backlash", The Sunday Times, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2546079,00.html January 14, 2007]. Accessed 8 January 2008.
David M. Halbfinger, "‘Kite Runner’ Boys Are Sent to United Arab Emirates", New York Times, [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/03/movies/03kite.html December 3, 2007]. Accessed 8 January 2008.
Herald Sun (Melbourne) [http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,22876504-5006023,00.html December 06, 2007]. Accessed 8 January 2008.
Jay Stone, "Child actors' performances keep The Kite Runner aloft", The Vancouver Sun, [http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/arts/story.html?id=a0bcaa9e-965f-4cf8-a007-c270e615a6ce December 21, 2007]. Accessed 8 January 2008.
The Evening Standard (London), [http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&orgId=574&topicId=100007185&docId=l:721602975&start=21 December 27, 2007]. Accessed 8 January 2008.

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