The Wind Will Carry Us

Name: The Wind Will Carry Us
Genre: Drama
Released: July 28, 2000
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 87

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New Yorker Films | Release Date: July 28, 2000 | Not Rated

Summary: With a strange mission, a group of people from the city come to a small village in Iran. They are awaiting the death of a 100+ year old woman, while pretending to be communication engineers.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 118 min

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J. Hoberman

To my mind, the greatest film by Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami. Read full review

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Deborah Young

Takes the refined work of Iranian helmer Abbas Kiarostami up another notch to ever more metaphoric ground. Read full review

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Sean Axmaker

A celebration of the human spirit nothing short of sublime. Read full review

Richard Corliss

The rhythm of rural life has rarely seemed so lucid and luminous.

Jami Bernard

A brilliant if slow-paced movie about one man's unwitting journey into adulthood.

Ella Taylor

"Nothing happening" is everything happening between the lines, in the gap created between what is unstated onscreen and what we bring to the story ourselves.

TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

On the surface, nothing really happens, but to call it a nonevent would be to miss the point entirely. Read full review

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RezaT.

Apr 16, 2008

This is by far the best Kiarostami`s film. Watching it is an amazing journey to human soul.

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LizD.

May 17, 2007

An awesome film. and the "engineer" appears as a good guy--who is really an assassin.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 24, 2021

This is a very contemplative and reflective/philosophical type film. There is some poignant dialogue and, of course, needless to say, its quite dialogue heavy. Its set in Iran and its quite a nonchalant film. I appreciate it as a thoughtful watch. I'm not sure there's much more to say aboutThis is a very contemplative and reflective/philosophical type film. There is some poignant dialogue and, of course, needless to say, its quite dialogue heavy. Its set in Iran and its quite a nonchalant film. I appreciate it as a thoughtful watch. I'm not sure there's much more to say about it but if your a fan of the director then I'd say its worth a watch, yes.… Expand

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NaomiH

Nov 8, 2006

I have to admit, this was a very difficult film for me to sit through. I happen to be one that loves slow, beautiful movies. I stand up to criticism from friends and family who think foreign films are boring and plotless. I don't want to give this a poor review, I just want people to I have to admit, this was a very difficult film for me to sit through. I happen to be one that loves slow, beautiful movies. I stand up to criticism from friends and family who think foreign films are boring and plotless. I don't want to give this a poor review, I just want people to be aware that not everyone has the right sensibilities to enjoy this film. I thought I did, but I was wrong. If the intention was to exasperate me every time the phone rang, the film won. Boy did it win.… Expand

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