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77% Critic Match
Taste of Cherry
“Do you want to give up the taste of cherries?”
7.7 / 10• 1997• 1h 39m•NR• Persian
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Homayoun Ershadi
Mr. Badii
Lead
Abdolrahman Bagheri
Mr. Bagheri
Safar Ali Moradi
Soldier
Mir Hossein Noori
Seminarian
EI
Elham Imani
Photographer
AK
Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
Worker
AA
Ahmad Ansari
Ahmad Ansari
Abbas Kiarostami
Abbas Kiarostami (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Abbas Kiarostami's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Taste of Cherry is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
