The Wind Will Carry Us (1999)

The Wind Will Carry Us follows an engineer who travels to a remote rural village in Iran for an assignment. As he waits for his mission to begin, he becomes fascinated by the daily lives and traditions of the villagers. He forms relationships with the locals and delves into the complexities of their lives, including a matriarchal family, a dying boy, and an ongoing project to dig a well. With minimalism and slow cinema techniques, the film explores themes of urban-rural divide, tradition, and the circle of life and death.