The Wind Will Carry Us
Seen it?1999 | 118 min | Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
Critics loved it (97% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had soft box office and little lasting buzz. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved 3:10 to Yuma, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 58 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Audiences were cooler on it than critics.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsVery strong
97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 87 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
7.1 out of 10
- AwardsWeak
Won 1 Venice award: Grand Jury Prize of the Venice Film Festival.
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$260K worldwide; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 36K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
- Behzad DoraniBehzad
- Farzad SohrabiFarzad
- Noghre Asadi
- Roushan Karam Elmi
- Bahman Ghobadi
- Shahpour Ghobadi
- Reihan Heidari
- Masood Mansouri
- Ali Reza Naderi
- Frangis Rahsepar