Taste of Cherry

– A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him af..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 35 Minutes
Release Year:
1997
Original Name:
طعم گيلاس
Taste of Cherry (1997) - Also known as طعم گيلاس

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.

Taste of Cherry (1997) - Trailer

Release Date:

26 Nov 1997

Language:

Persian

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Abbas Kiarostami

Writer:

Abbas Kiarostami

Main Actors:

Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi

Plot:

Middle-aged Mr.Badii is planning to commit suicide and desperately seeks anyone to assist him - he has already dug out the grave in the mountains, but the assistant will have to bury him when he will do the deed. He asks Kurd soldier, Afghan seminarian, but everyone refuses by some reason. Finally he finds an old Turkish taxidermist, who has a sick son and previously attempted suicide himself, and he agrees to assist Badii.

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Zeitgeist Films

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
84%