Irreverent city engineer Behzad comes to a rural Kurdish village in Iran to keep vigil for a dying relative. In the meanwhile the film follows his efforts to fit in with the local community and how he changes his own attitudes as a result.
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
small town
engineering
rural area
fish out of water
iran
Rank
#29 in 1999·#1689 overall
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
4.1 / 5
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Cast
Behzad Dorani
Behzad
Bahman Ghobadi
Crew
Abbas Kiarostami
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Screenplay
Peyman Yazdanian
Original Music Composer
Abbas Kiarostami
Editor
Mahmoud Kalari
Director of Photography
Marin Karmitz
Producer
Abbas Kiarostami
Producer
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Sound Designer
Bahman Ghobadi
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
122 reviews
Jack Sinclair
8.0★ · 05/12/26
This film had some great shots, the framing of it all was so inspiring. Very French New Wave vibes and incredibly poetic. It is slow and I can see that putting people off but like I said if you like French New Wave then you’ll be in good company with this contemplative Iranian banger!
This film had some great shots, the framing of it all was so inspiring. Very French New Wave vibes and incredibly poetic. It is slow and I can see that putting people off but like I said if you like French New Wave then you’ll be in good company with this contemplative Iranian banger!
Troy Troy
8.0★ · 03/08/26
This is the most beautifully shot comedy I’ve ever seen
This is the most beautifully shot comedy I’ve ever seen
Elgis
6.0★ · 02/02/26
"a man without love, cannot live" slowly becoming a big fan of Abbas Kiarostami
"a man without love, cannot live" slowly becoming a big fan of Abbas Kiarostami
Beisa Šabić
*If you come to my house Oh, kind one, bring me the lamp and a window through which I can watch the crowd in the happy street. *
*If you come to my house Oh, kind one, bring me the lamp and a window through which I can watch the crowd in the happy street. *
SKTUD
10.0★ · 12/17/25
mashallah! what a film!
i'm going to travel to Iran and pay tribute to Kiarostami by spending the whole time driving around and asking for directions.
mashallah! what a film!
i'm going to travel to Iran and pay tribute to Kiarostami by spending the whole time driving around and asking for directions.
