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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 1h 58m FA
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★7.1TMDB · 206
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Synopsis
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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.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Behzad Dorani
Behzad
Farzad Sohrabi
Farzad
Noghre Asadi
Roushan Karam Elmi
Bahman Ghobadi
Shahpour Ghobadi
Reihan Heidari
Masood Mansouri
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Writers
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Languages
- Kurdish, Persian
- Countries
- Iran, France
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Kurdish, Persian.
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: Iran, France.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Abbas Kiarostami, shot by Mahmoud Kalari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Peyman Yazdanian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Abbas Kiarostami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Behzad Dorani and Farzad Sohrabi and Noghre Asadi carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0209463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Abbas Kiarostami directs. Mahmoud Kalari behind the camera. Peyman Yazdanian scores. Abbas Kiarostami cuts. Produced in Iran, France. Dialogue in Kurdish, Persian.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Kurdish, Persian.
- 3International production across 2 countries: Iran, France.
- 4Directed by Abbas Kiarostami, shot by Mahmoud Kalari. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Peyman Yazdanian. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Abbas Kiarostami shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Behzad Dorani and Farzad Sohrabi and Noghre Asadi carry the top of the cast.
- 8IMDB entry: tt0209463 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Mahmoud Kalari
- Original score
- Peyman Yazdanian
- Editing
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Sound
- Mohammad Reza Delpak
- Runtime
- 118 min · 1h 58m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $259,510
- Original language
- FA
- Certification (US)
- NR
Awards
- Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival
Individual records documented via Wikidata; the summary above may count more.
Also by
Abbas Kiarostami
Stills · wallpapers
Selected frames
Full-resolution frames — open one to save it as a wallpaper.
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Kiarostami Foundation
IR
MK2 Productions
FR
Key crew
- ProducerMarin Karmitz
- EditorAbbas Kiarostami
- Production ManagerNathalie Kreuther
- Assistant DirectorNasrin Askari
- Assistant DirectorBahman Ghobadi
- Sound EditorHoura Maleki
- Sound DesignerMohammad Reza Delpak
- ProducerAbbas Kiarostami
- IdeaMahmoud Aiden
- Sound MixerMohammad Reza Delpak
- SoundJahangir Mirshekari
- SoundMohamad Hassan Najm
- SoundAfshin Nazem
- Sound MixerAli Nouri
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- small town
- engineering
- rural area
- fish out of water
- iran
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical (limited)2019-07-27NR· IFC Center (4K Restoration)
- Theatrical (limited)2019-08-04NR· Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (Digitally Restored Version)
- Theatrical (limited)2019-10-05NR· The Beacon, Seattle, Washington
- Theatrical (limited)2023-05-12NR· Harvard Film Archive
- Theatrical2000-07-28NR· New York City, New York
- Theatrical2000-09-15NR· Los Angeles, California
- Theatrical2014-05-30NR· New York City, New York (Re-Release)
- Physical2025-05-13NR· The Criterion Collection Blu-ray
- Physical2014-07-22NR· Cohen Film Collection Blu-ray / DVD
- Physical2002-09-17NR· New Yorker Video DVD
Also known as
International titles
- Bad ma ra khahad bordIR
- De wind zal ons meenemenNL
- Külək Bizi DaşıyacaqAZ
- Bad ma-ra khahad bordIR
- Vetar će nas odnetiYU
- Kaze ga fuku mamaJP
