Taste of Cherry

7.7 1997 Abbas Kiarostami 1h 39m
Drama
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. Eventu

Cast

Homayoun Ershadi Homayoun Ershadi Mr. Badii
Abdolrahman Bagheri Abdolrahman Bagheri Mr. Bagheri
Safar Ali Moradi Safar Ali Moradi Soldier
Mir Hossein Noori Mir Hossein Noori Seminarian
Elham Imani Photographer
Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari Worker
Ahmad Ansari Self

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Double Feature Pairings

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