The Wind Will Carry Us
1999 1h 58m movie Film

The Wind Will Carry Us

باد ما را خواهد برد

Synopsis

باد ما را خواهد برد

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.

The 1998–2000 Other Asia Window

23 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Wind Will Carry Us sits at position #9.

  1. Summer in Bethlehem
    #1

    Summer in Bethlehem

    ★ 7.8 · 1998

  2. The Headmaster
    #2

    The Headmaster

    ★ 7.7 · 2000

  3. A Time for Drunken Horses
    #3

    A Time for Drunken Horses

    ★ 7.6 · 2000

  4. The Color of Paradise
    #4

    The Color of Paradise

    ★ 7.5 · 1999

  5. Land of Fear
    #5

    Land of Fear

    ★ 7.4 · 2000

  6. West Beirut
    #6

    West Beirut

    ★ 7.3 · 1998

  7. Punjabi House
    #7

    Punjabi House

    ★ 7.3 · 1998

  8. Hammam Fe Amsterdam
    #8

    Hammam Fe Amsterdam

    ★ 7.3 · 1999

Other Titles From MK2 Films

The 1990s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Wind Will Carry Us premiered. 53 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.2
TMDB Rating
139
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #131 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (76th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.6 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #100 of 356 (top 28%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries Iran, France
Original Language Persian
Production Companies MK2 Films
Runtime 1h 58m
Release Date September 6, 1999
IMDb tt0209463

Themes & Motifs

  • small town
  • engineering
  • rural area
  • fish out of water
  • iran

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