 Symbols of death proliferate throughout The Wind Will Carry Us with scenes set in a graveyard , the imminence of the old woman ’ s passing , and the ancestors that the character of Farzad mentions in an early scene . Such devices ask the viewer to consider the parameters of the afterlife and the concept of immaterial existence . In the film ’ s opening sequence , Behzad tells Farzad that like people , cars have ghosts . This becomes the theme of the work and the subject of the film — they are waiting for the old woman to give up the ghost . The viewer is asked to consider what constitutes the soul , and what happens to the soul after death . In discussing the film , Kiarostami stated that his function is that of one who raises questions , rather than answers them . Kiarostami affirms that the audience must decide for themselves . 
