In his last film, late Director Rahim Zabihi followed Kurdish kulbars for nine years to document their lives. A group of mostly men, who driven by poverty, hunger, and despair, perform the highly dangerous work of transporting goods across the Iranian border. On foot, they carry their loads along mountain paths that are rocky, steep, slippery with snow, or blisteringly hot. The men’s journeys are matched with harrowing stories, as some can barely hold back tears as they talk about their experiences en route. No one chooses to become a kulbar (meaning “weary” or “desperate” in Farsi), it is an unavoidable consequence of not having any other form of work to support their families.