The Book Thief

A patrolman and two innocent bystanders are discovered murdered in cold blood on a snowy highway in North Dakota, leading a very pregnant policewoman, Marge Gunderson on an investigation that uncovers a conspiracy of greed and ineptitude.

Arian loves kites but a changing Afghanistan stands in his way. When the Taliban take power and ban kite flying, he all but gives up on his passion. However, to give his daughter Seema a sense of childhood that he once had, Arian risks his life to find and fly kites.

Shi Hong is a brilliant mathematics teacher who is forced into the lives of Chen Jing and her young daughter. Old friendships are put to the test, and trust is thrown out the window. In Mandarin.