Taste of Cherry (1997)

Do you want to give up the taste of cherries?

• 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.

Rating

7.7 / 10 (749 votes)

Release date

October 10, 1997

Runtime

1h 39m

Language

FA

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Status

Released