Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Cast: Behzad Nouri, Bahman Ghobadi, Shahpour Ghobadi, Reyhan Heydari, Masoud Mansouri
The Wind Will Carry Us is a 1999 Iranian drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami, co-produced with France. Set in a Kurdish village in the Kermanshah region, the film follows an outsider who arrives with a purpose but finds himself quietly transformed by the rhythms and wisdom of village life.
What is Baad Ma ra Khahad Bord about?
A man from the city arrives in a remote Kurdish village with a small crew, ostensibly to document a traditional mourning ceremony. Their presence depends on an elderly woman's death, and so they wait. Days stretch into weeks. While the others grow restless and eventually leave, the protagonist lingers — drawn into conversations with locals, riding his motorbike across the hilly landscape to catch a mobile phone signal, and gradually absorbing a different understanding of time, mortality, and what it means to be present in a place. The film unfolds at the pace of village life itself, observational and unhurried.
Cast & crew
The film stars Behzad Nouri in the lead role as the crew chief navigating his uncertain wait. Bahman Ghobadi and Shahpour Ghobadi appear among the villagers, with Reyhan Heydari, Masoud Mansouri, Masoume Salimi, and Noghre Asadi rounding out the ensemble. Director Abbas Kiarostami drew his cast largely from the local community, grounding the film in authentic village presence.
Context & significance
Abbas Kiarostami is one of the most internationally celebrated Iranian filmmakers, and The Wind Will Carry Us stands among his most contemplative works. The title draws from a beloved poem by Forough Farrokhzad, immediately placing the film in dialogue with Persian literary tradition. For diaspora viewers, the film offers a rare and tender portrait of rural Iranian life — the landscapes, the customs, the unhurried pace — that exists far from the Tehran of news cycles. It won the Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1999, confirming Kiarostami's place as a master of world cinema. Watching it abroad, many Iranians find it a quiet bridge back to a country they carry in memory.
Where & how to watch
The Wind Will Carry Us is available to stream on K-Time in its original Persian audio. No extra download is required and there is no geo-blocking — watch on the web, on your TV, or on your phone. Cancel anytime.