The Taste of Cherry Movie Review 1996

Despairing, middle-aged Mr. Badii (Ershadi) is contemplating suicide and looking for someone who will bury his corpse discreetly. (He's already dug his own shallow grave in the countryside.) He drives through the streets and picks up several different men--all of whom remind him that suicide goes against the teachings of Islam. Finally, one old Turkish man relates his own story of attempted suicide and seemingly persuades Badii to rethink his actions.

Distribution

Home Vision Cinema, c/o Image Entertainment, 20525 Nordhoff St., Ste. 200, Chatsworth, CA 91311, URL: http://www.homevision.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 95 minutes.
Originally from Iranian.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Suicide

Screenplay

Abbas Kiarostami

Cast

Homayon Ershadi, Abdolrahma Bagheri, Afshin Bakhtiari

Cinematography

Homayun Payvar

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Producer

Abbas Kiarostami

Awards

Cannes 1997: Film; Natl. Soc. Film Critics 1998: Foreign Film.