Underplayed Gems

Water, Wind, Dust (1989)

Water, Wind, Dust poster
Original title
آب، باد، خاک
Directed by
Amir Naderi
Genre
drama film
Country
Iran
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
15+
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A young boy struggles to survive in a remote desert village. He searches for water across a barren landscape.

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What happens

Water, Wind, Dust is a 1989 film by the Iranian director Amir Naderi. It is often seen as a companion piece to the director's earlier film The Runner, and stars the same lead actor Madjid Niroumand. Both films also won the Montgolfière d'Or prize at the Three Continents Festival. Water, Wind, Dust is regarded as one of Naderi's finest films. The filmmaker Sean Baker described it (and The Runner) as having a major influence on his 2017 feature The Florida Project. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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