The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)

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.

Genres: Drama

What to watch after The Wind Will Carry Us

• Through the Olive Trees (1994) — Abbas Kiarostami directed both
• Taste of Cherry (1997) — Abbas Kiarostami directed both
• A Time for Drunken Horses (2000) — Bahman Ghobadi worked on both
• Close-Up (1990) — Same feel: philosophical, reflective
• No One Knows About Persian Cats (2009) — Bahman Ghobadi appears in both
• About Dry Grasses (2023) — Same feel: philosophical, complex