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Taste of Cherry (1997)

Taste of Cherry (1997)

Drama
Release Date: 1997, September 28
Directors: Abbas Kiarostami
Countries: France, Iran
Production: Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, CiBy 2000
Cast: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Ahmad Ansari

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

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