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Taste of Cherry
Drama · 1h 39m
Where to see it
1 screening in 1 city
1 screening in Brussel
Pilar
Etterbeek
- 19:00
About
A middle-aged Tehran man who plans to take his own life drives around looking for someone to bury him after his death.
Taste of Cherry is a 1997 Iranian drama directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Homayoun Ershadi plays Mr. Badii, a middle-aged man from Tehran who intends to kill himself. He has already dug a grave outside the city and drives through the outskirts and surrounding area looking for someone who will bury him after his death. He offers money for the task. Among the people he approaches are a young Kurdish soldier (Safar Ali Moradi), an Afghan seminarian (Mir Hossein Noori) and an Azeri taxidermist, Mr. Bagheri (Abdolrahman Bagheri).
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Trailer

Official trailer · TMDBYouTube
Cast and crew
Homayoun Ershadias Mr. Badii
Abdolrahman Bagherias Mr. Bagheri
Safar Ali Moradias Soldier
Mir Hossein Noorias Seminarian- Elham Imanias Photographer
- Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiarias Worker
- Ahmad Ansarias Ahmad Ansari
Abbas Kiarostamias Abbas Kiarostami (uncredited)
Photos: TMDB
- Director
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Producers
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Camera
- Homayoun Payvar
- Editing
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Countries
- Iran, France
- Studios
- Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, CiBy 2000
Good to know
- Running time
- 1 hour 39 minutes
- Language
- Persian
Questions
How long is Taste of Cherry?
1 hour 39 minutes. Most cinemas add 15 to 20 minutes of trailers first, so plan for about 1 hour 59 minutes.
Where can I see Taste of Cherry?
There is 1 screening at 1 cinema in 1 city. Pick your city above for the times.
What language is Taste of Cherry in?
Taste of Cherry is in Persian. A foreign-language film normally plays in its original version with subtitles.
Who is in Taste of Cherry?
Homayoun Ershadi plays Mr. Badii, with Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani and Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari.
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