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The Wind Will Carry Us
The Wind Will Carry Us

The Wind Will Carry Us

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$259510

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

7.2/10

Release Date

12 September 1999

Country

Iran

Cast

Behzad Dorani

Behzad Dorani

Behzad

Farzad Sohrabi

Farzad Sohrabi

Farzad

Noghre Asadi

Noghre Asadi

Roushan Karam Elmi

Roushan Karam Elmi

Bahman Ghobadi

Bahman Ghobadi

Shahpour Ghobadi

Shahpour Ghobadi

Reihan Heidari

Reihan Heidari

Masood Mansouri

Masood Mansouri

Ali Reza Naderi

Ali Reza Naderi

Frangis Rahsepar

Frangis Rahsepar

Masoameh Salimi

Masoameh Salimi

Lida Soltani

Lida Soltani

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