
The Wind Will Carry Us
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Produced by mk2 Films, Kiarostami Foundation
A contemplative, gently humorous portrait of cultural displacement and gradual transformation, where a city outsider learns humility and connection in a rural Kurdish village.
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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Is The Wind Will Carry Us violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is The Wind Will Carry Us scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.
Is The Wind Will Carry Us easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The Wind Will Carry Us sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Does The Wind Will Carry Us end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Like The Wind Will Carry Us
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Like The Wind Will Carry Us, But Darker
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Like The Wind Will Carry Us, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.



















































