Movie
Taste of Cherry
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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Synopsis
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.
More about Taste of Cherry
Cast
Homayoun ErshadiMr. Badii
Abdolrahman BagheriMr. Bagheri
Safar Ali MoradiSoldier
Mir Hossein NooriSeminarianCredits
- Directed by
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Persian
- Original title
- طعم گيلاس
- Budget
- $120K
- Box office
- $10.9K
Production
KanoonIran
Kiarostami FoundationIran
CiBy 2000France
