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Mariam is forced to marry the abusive Rasheed after her mother’s death. Years later, Rasheed brings home Laila, whose parents have been killed; he lies that her fiancé Tariq is dead and marries her. The women grow close, but after Rasheed attempts to strangle Laila, Mariam kills him and remains behind to face execution so Laila can escape with Tariq and her children.
Amir, a well-off boy in 1970s Kabul, betrays his friend Hassan during a violent attack. Years later, settled in America, Amir is called back toward Taliban-controlled Kabul by the possibility of making amends.
Mariam is forced to marry the abusive Rasheed after her mother’s death. Years later, Rasheed brings home Laila, whose parents have been killed; he lies that her fiancé Tariq is dead and marries her. The women grow close, but after Rasheed attempts to strangle Laila, Mariam kills him and remains behind to face execution so Laila can escape with Tariq and her children.
Amir, a well-off boy in 1970s Kabul, betrays his friend Hassan during a violent attack. Years later, settled in America, Amir is called back toward Taliban-controlled Kabul by the possibility of making amends.