The Wind Will Carry Us

The Wind Will Carry Us

1999 · 118 min · FA · NR · 7.2 (139 votes)
Dir. Abbas Kiarostami · Starring Behzad Dorani, Farzad Sohrabi, Noghre Asadi, Roushan Karam Elmi, Bahman Ghobadi, Shahpour Ghobadi · Music Peyman Yazdanian
Drama

Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.

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A contemplative journey into a remote village, where a city dweller's forced stillness unearths profound observations about life, connection, and the quiet rhythms of existence. It's a patient, wry look at humanity's place in the world.

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