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Feature film — 1997

Taste of Cherry (1997)

7.71h 39mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 750 votes.

Kanoon / Kiarostami Foundation / CiBy 2000

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Director: Abbas Kiarostami

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Cast & crew

Homayoun Ershadi as Mr. Badii

Homayoun Ershadi

Mr. Badii

Abdolrahman Bagheri as Mr. Bagheri

Abdolrahman Bagheri

Mr. Bagheri

Safar Ali Moradi as Soldier

Safar Ali Moradi

Soldier

Mir Hossein Noori as Seminarian

Mir Hossein Noori

Seminarian

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Elham Imani

Photographer

A

Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari

Worker

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Ahmad Ansari

Ahmad Ansari

Abbas Kiarostami as Abbas Kiarostami (uncredited)

Abbas Kiarostami

Abbas Kiarostami (uncredited)

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