

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.
ERA & CONTEXT
Taste of Cherry in its release era
Released in 1997, Taste of Cherry sits inside the 1990s catalog. Explore its creators, studio connections, genres and nearby releases from the same period.
- Release
- 1997-09-28
- TMDB score
- 7.7/10
- Original language
- FA
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Iran, France
- Studio
- Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, CiBy 2000
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Topicsdepressionsuicidelife and deathmuslimtalkingnihilismkoranteheran (tehran), iran