The Wind Will Carry Us

1999 · directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Rating

80/100

Hit

yes

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.

The Wind Will Carry Us (1999), directed by Abbas Kiarostami, rates 80/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Behzad Dorani
• Farzad Sohrabi
• Noghre Asadi
• Roushan Karam Elmi
• Bahman Ghobadi
• Shahpour Ghobadi
• Reihan Heidari
• Masood Mansouri
• Ali Reza Naderi
• Frangis Rahsepar

Crew

• Mahmoud Kalari — Director of Photography
• Abbas Kiarostami — Editor
• Peyman Yazdanian — Original Music Composer
• Abbas Kiarostami — Writer

More from Abbas Kiarostami

1. Close-Up (1990) — 96/100 · hit
2. Taste of Cherry (1997) — 93/100 · hit
3. Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) — 88/100 · hit
4. And Life Goes On (1992) — 87/100 · hit
5. Through the Olive Trees (1994) — 81/100 · hit
6. Lumière & Company (1995) — 80/100 · hit

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