Genres: Drama
Languages: Kurdish, Persian
Year: 1999
Vote: 7.1
Festival & Award: Venice - Grand Jury Prize
The Wind Will Carry Us
The showmakers
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.
Indie vibes check
An Abbas Kiarostami film, produced independently with minimal budget and strong artistic vision, characteristic of Iranian independent cinema.