The Wind Will Carry Us


1h 58m 1999

Brief Synopsis

A tale of a man from Teheran who travels in a Landrover to a remote village of Kurdistan with a crew in Tow. He tells the local inhabitants that he is there to do a survey, but as the film progresses, we understand that he is there for a completely different purpose: to record a specific event that

Film Details

Also Known As
Le Vent nous emportera, Vent nous emportera, Le, Wind Will Carry Us
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Mk2 International; Mk2 International
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Bim Distribuzione; Cts; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmladen Gmbh; Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA); New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Primer Plano Film Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

Synopsis

A tale of a man from Teheran who travels in a Landrover to a remote village of Kurdistan with a crew in Tow. He tells the local inhabitants that he is there to do a survey, but as the film progresses, we understand that he is there for a completely different purpose: to record a specific event that may or may not occur.

Film Details

Also Known As
Le Vent nous emportera, Vent nous emportera, Le, Wind Will Carry Us
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
1999
Production Company
Centre National Du Cinema; Mk2 International; Mk2 International
Distribution Company
New Yorker Films; Bim Distribuzione; Cts; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmladen Gmbh; Institute Of Contemporary Arts (ICA); New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films; Primer Plano Film Group

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 58m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI International Critics Prize at the 1999 Venice International Film Festival.

Released in United States July 2000

Released in United States October 1, 2000

Released in United States October 1999

Released in United States on Video September 17, 2002

Released in United States September 15, 2000

Released in United States September 1999

Released in United States Summer July 28, 2000

Shown at Galway Film Fleadh July 11-16, 2000.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.

Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema & New Media (in competition) October 14-24, 1999.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Masters) September 9-18, 1999.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Galway Film Fleadh July 11-16, 2000.)

Released in United States July 2000 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 5-15, 2000.)

Released in United States Summer July 28, 2000 (NY)

Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Masters) September 9-18, 1999.)

Released in United States September 1999 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (in competition) September 1-11, 1999.)

Released in United States September 15, 2000 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video September 17, 2002

Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Montreal International Festival of New Cinema & New Media (in competition) October 14-24, 1999.)

Released in United States October 1, 2000 (Berkeley, California)

Limited release in United Kingdom September 22, 2000.