Taste of Cherry

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Taste of Cherry (1997)

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

“Do you want to give up the taste of cherries?”

Drama · 1h 39m

A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.

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Cast

Homayoun Ershadi Mr. Badii Abdolrahman Bagheri Mr. Bagheri Safar Ali Moradi Soldier Mir Hossein Noori Seminarian
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Elham Imani Photographer
A
Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari Worker
A
Ahmad Ansari Ahmad Ansari Abbas Kiarostami Abbas Kiarostami (uncredited)

Crew

Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer
Abbas Kiarostami
Director of Photography
Homayun Payvar
Editor
Abbas Kiarostami
Producer
Abbas Kiarostami, Alain Depardieu

Details

Original title
طعم گيلاس
Release date
1997-10-10
Runtime
1h 39m
Genres
Drama
Original language
FA
Spoken languages
Persian
Countries
Iran, France
Production
Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, CiBy 2000
Budget
$120,000
Box office
$10,923