Taste of Cherry
1997•1h 39m•7.7•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer
Abbas Kiarostami
Budget
$0M
Revenue
$0M
Languages
Persian
Studio
Kanoon
Cast
Homayoun Ershadi
Mr. Badii
Abdolrahman Bagheri
Mr. Bagheri
Safar Ali Moradi
Soldier
Mir Hossein Noori
Seminarian
Elham Imani
Photographer
Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
Worker
Ahmad Ansari
Self
Production
Company
Kanoon
Company
Kiarostami Foundation
Company
CiBy 2000
Producer
Abbas Kiarostami
Producer
Alain Depardieu
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