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The Wind Will Carry Us

Original title: Bad ma ra khahad bord
  • 19991999
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
11K
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Bad ma ra khahad bord (1999)
  • Drama
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 ... Read allIrreverent 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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
11K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writers
    • Mahmoud Aiden(idea)
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Stars
    • Behzad Dorani
    • Noghre Asadi
    • Roushan Karam Elmi
Top credits
  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writers
    • Mahmoud Aiden(idea)
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Stars
    • Behzad Dorani
    • Noghre Asadi
    • Roushan Karam Elmi
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 54User reviews
    • 78Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations

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    Behzad Dorani
    • Engineeras Engineer
    Noghre Asadi
    Roushan Karam Elmi
    Bahman Ghobadi
    Bahman Ghobadi
    Shahpour Ghobadi
    Reihan Heidari
    Masood Mansouri
    Ali Reza Naderi
    Frangis Rahsepar
    Masoameh Salimi
    Farzad Sohrabi
    Lida Soltani
    • Director
      • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Writers
      • Mahmoud Aiden(idea)
      • Abbas Kiarostami
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    Storyline

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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.
    • engineer
    • reference to tehran iran
    • matriarch
    • dung beetle
    • terminal illness
    • 32 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide
      • Add content advisory

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The title is a reference to a poem written by famous modern Iranian female poet Forough Farrokhzad.
    • Goofs
      When the engineer is driving back from the mountain, he stops and picks up someone who is walking down the road and starts talking to him, but when the camera shows the car from long shot for the first time, there is no one in the car other than the engineer.
    • Quotes

      Engineer: But it wasn't Farhad who dug Behistun.

      Hole Digger: I know.

      Engineer: Who Then?

      Hole Digger: It was love. The love of Shirin.

      Engineer: Bravo! You must know love.

      Hole Digger: A man without love cannot live.

    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Double Jeopardy/Jakob the Liar/Mumford (1999)

    User reviews54

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A moving, life-confirming, and soulful comedy
    It is a very interesting and compelling film that on the surface seems to be one of the most boring ever made. "Wind Will Carry Us" tells the story of Behzad, the documentary director, who travels with his crew from Tehran to the tiny remote village of Siah Dareh where they hope to document an ancient funeral ritual. While there, all they can do is wait for an old lady to die and to hope that it would happen sooner than later. The lady does not seem to hurry to meet her Creator. Nothing much happens with the exception of waiting and repetitions of the same conversations on the cell phone with the constant interruption of calls but the honest and poetic celebration of the world around us shines through every frame of this ode to joy of life. One of my friends, who had recommended the movie to me, suggested that it should not be over- aestheticized and I totally agree. The film's serious political and social metaphors and overtones are undeniable but in its core, it is a moving, life-confirming, and soulful comedy. Watching my first Abbas Kiarastami's movie was a very rewarding experience.
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    • Galina_movie_fan
    • Feb 7, 2008

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 24, 1999 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official site
      • sourehcinema
    • Languages
      • Persian
      • Kurdish
    • Also known as
      • El viento nos llevará
    • Filming locations
      • Siah Dareh, Kurdistan, Iran
    • Production company
      • MK2 Productions
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $259,510
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $21,417
      • Jul 30, 2000
    • Gross worldwide
      • $259,510
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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