WIND WILL CARRY US (1999)

Three men arrive to a small mountain village in Iran where they are on a secret assignment, to await a woman's death who is over 100 years old and record the ritual ceremony of the death.  As they anticipate the death of the woman, the leader of the group begins to explore the extraordinary village and the residents of the village.  This exploration becomes a cultural voyage of rural Iran and a simultaneous self-exploration into his own heart while he keeps in contact with civilization with his cellular phone, which can only be used on higher grounds.  Kiarostami grasps the moment of each scene with the same detail as Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and leaves the audience with a result to amaze and ponder.

DIRECTED BY

Abbas Kiarostami

COUNTRY

Iran / France

REVIEWED
2/6/2003
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