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The Wind Will Carry Us

The Wind Will Carry Us

19997.11h 58m

Overview

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.

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Written by Abbas Kiarostami, Mahmoud Aydin
Produced by Marin Karmitz, Abbas Kiarostami
Box Office0Revenue: $260K

Top Cast

Behzad Dorani

Behzad Dorani

Behzad

F

Farzad Sohrabi

Farzad

N

Noghre Asadi

R

Roushan Karam Elmi

Bahman Ghobadi

Bahman Ghobadi

S

Shahpour Ghobadi

R

Reihan Heidari

M

Masood Mansouri

A

Ali Reza Naderi

F

Frangis Rahsepar

Themes & Keywords

small townengineeringrural areafish out of wateriran

About The Wind Will Carry Us

The Wind Will Carry Us is a drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of small town, engineering, rural area, fish out of water, iran. Directed by Abbas Kiarostami, it stars Behzad Dorani, Farzad Sohrabi, Noghre Asadi. 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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