Taste of Cherry

A quiet, slow drive through dusty roads that turns into a meditative, unsettling encounter with life and death.

Directed by

Abbas Kiarostami

Genres

Drama

Starring

Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi

Tagline

Do you want to give up the taste of cherries?

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, bleak, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Death, isolation, faith, morality

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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