Zekeria Ebrahimi, the 12-year-old actor who portrayed Amir, had to be removed from school after his Hazara classmates threatened to kill him, and Paramount Pictures was eventually forced to relocate three of the children to the United Arab Emirates.
Zekeria Ebrahimi, o neno de doce anos que interpretou a Amir, tivo que cambiar de escola despois de que os seus compañeiros hazaras o ameazasen de morte, e Paramount Pictures foi eventualmente forzado a trasladar a tres dos nenos ós Emiratos Árabes Unidos.