Bad ma ra khahad bord ("The Wind Will Carry Us")
(1999)
Directed by Abbas
Kiarostami, written by Abbas
Kiarostami
Summary
by Alan Thomas of MoviesMatter
A busy video producer/engineer from Tehran is sent to a remote Iranian
village to capture an obscure burial ceremony. But the 'subject' of
his film is ill, not dead, forcing the man and his production crew to
slow down, linger in the village, and mingle with the local families.
Along the way, the engineer encounters a radically different lifestyle
than his own, with different priorities. In doing so, his perspective
on the natural world is changed.
This film is remarkable in its sustained pace, perspective, and ability
to focus so sharply on a single character without revealing too much
of that character, allowing him to retain a sense of mystery and delightful
ambiguity.
This film was included in the 2004 Flickerings @ Cornerstone Festival.
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