The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)

Original title

باد ما را خواهد برد

Directed by

Abbas Kiarostami

Genre

drama film

Country

Iran, France

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 197 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist goes to a remote Kurdish village in Iran, telling people he is an engineer. He is waiting for an old woman to die so he can film the local mourning rituals. But she does not die quickly, and he has to slow down and take part in village life.

contemplativeslow-pacedmeditativequietpoeticobservationalsubtlereflectivedaily-life

What happens

The Wind Will Carry Us (Persian: باد ما را خواهد برد, Bād mā rā khāhad bord) is a 1999 Iranian film written and directed by Abbas Kiarostami. The title is a reference to a poem written by the modern Iranian poet Forough Farrokhzad. In the film, a journalist posing as a city engineer arrives in a Kurdish village to document the locals' mourning rituals that anticipate the death of an old woman. However, she remains alive, and the journalist is forced to slow down and appreciate the lifestyle of the village. The Wind Will Carry Us received positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for the Golden Lion at the 56th Venice International Film Festival. It won the Grand Special Jury Prize (Silver Lion), the FIPRESCI Prize, and the CinemAvvenire award at the festival. It received numerous other nominations and awards as well. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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