Taste of Cherry
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
Starring Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Ahmad Ansari
Sad / low
ExhaustedA 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.
- Original title
- طعم گيلاس
- Original language
- Persian
- Screenplay
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Cinematography
- Homayun Payvar
- Cast
- Elham Imani, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Ahmad Ansari
Updated July 22, 2026
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