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    • 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).

Story written by Evenitto from TMDB, Wikipedia and the cinemas' notes

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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