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The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)
Bad ma ra khahad bord (original title)

118 min  -  Drama   -  1 October 1999 (Italy)
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Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural 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.

Director:

Abbas Kiarostami

Writer:

Abbas Kiarostami

Stars:

Behzad Dorani, Noghre Asadi and Roushan Karam Elmi
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Cast

Credited cast:
Behzad Dorani Behzad Dorani ...
Engineer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Noghre Asadi Noghre Asadi
Roushan Karam Elmi Roushan Karam Elmi
Bahman Ghobadi Bahman Ghobadi
Shahpour Ghobadi Shahpour Ghobadi
Reihan Heidari Reihan Heidari
Masood Mansouri Masood Mansouri
Ali Reza Naderi Ali Reza Naderi
Frangis Rahsepar Frangis Rahsepar
Masoameh Salimi Masoameh Salimi
Farzad Sohrabi Farzad Sohrabi
Lida Soltani Lida Soltani
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Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural 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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Drama

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Country:

Iran | France

Language:

Persian

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Also Known As:

El viento nos llevará See more »

Filming Locations:

Siah Dareh, Iran

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$21,417 (USA) (30 July 2000) (2 Screens)

Gross:

$213,253 (USA) (26 November 2000)
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MK2 Productions See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The title is a reference to a poem written by Iranian famous modern female poet Forough Farrokhzad. See more »

Quotes

Engineer: Hurry up get in.
Farzad: I can't come now.
Engineer: Why?
Farzad: I need one more answer for the exam.
Engineer: What is it?
Farzad: The fourth question.
Engineer: You don't know the answer?
Farzad: No.
Engineer: Why?
Farzad: Because I don't.
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