The Wind Will Carry Us

Saturday, January 3 - Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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A TV crew from Tehran arrives in a remote Kurdish village to film an unusual funeral ceremony but are stymied when the old woman they expect to die clings to life. A fablelike story about professional and personal frustration, this droll drama is the most tantalizingly opaque and allusive of Kiarostami’s films, containing numerous references to poetry and several key figures (including the old woman) who are never seen. – Godfrey Cheshire

Screening as part of PANAHI & KIAROSTAMI: TWO MASTERS



Previously screeened in 2019 as part of Abbas Kiarostami: A Retrospective.

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  • Country Iran
  • Language In Persian/Farsi with English subtitles.
  • Year 1999
  • Running Time 119 minutes
  • Format DCP
  • Distributor Janus
  • Director Abbas Kiarostami
  • Cast Behzad Dorani
  • Accessibility Assistive Listening, T-Coil

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