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The Wind Will Carry Us
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The Wind Will Carry Us

1999-09-23 · 118 min · ★ 7.1

Drama

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.

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Directors
Abbas Kiarostami
Production companies
Kiarostami Foundation, MK2 Productions
Countries
Iran, France
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 259,510

Top Cast

Behzad DoraniBehzad DoraniBehzad
Farzad SohrabiFarzad
Noghre Asadi
Roushan Karam Elmi
Bahman GhobadiBahman Ghobadi
Shahpour Ghobadi
Reihan Heidari
Masood Mansouri
Ali Reza Naderi
Frangis Rahsepar
Masoameh Salimi
Lida Soltani

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