Taste of Cherry

Name: Taste of Cherry
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-09-28
Duration: 1 h 39 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani

1997·Movie·99 min·★ 7.7(709)

Drama

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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About Taste of Cherry

Taste of Cherry is a 1997 Persian-language drama film directed by Abbas Kiarostami. The cast is led by Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi. It has a runtime of 1h 39m. Viewers rate it 7.7/10 across 700 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, YouTube TV, Criterion Channel.

Taste of Cherry was produced by Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, and CiBy 2000 and made in Iran and France. It was released on September 28, 1997. Made on a budget of about $0 million, it went on to gross $0 million worldwide.

Director: Abbas Kiarostami
Writers: Abbas Kiarostami
Release date: September 28, 1997
Original language: Persian
Status: Released
Country: Iran, France
Budget: $0 million
Box office: $0 million
Production: Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, CiBy 2000

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Taste of Cherry cast & crew

Taste of Cherry was directed by Abbas Kiarostami and written by Abbas Kiarostami.

The cast features Homayoun Ershadi as Mr. Badii, Abdolrahman Bagheri as Mr. Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi as Soldier, Mir Hossein Noori as Seminarian, Elham Imani as Photographer, and Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari as Worker.

Behind the camera, cinematography is by Homayun Payvar and it was produced by Abbas Kiarostami and Alain Depardieu.

Is Taste of Cherry worth watching?

Taste of Cherry holds an audience score of 7.7/10 from 709 ratings, marking it as well-reviewed drama films.

At 1h 39m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy drama, Taste of Cherry is worth a place on your watchlist.

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