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The first Iranian film to win the Palme d’Or, this austere, emotionally complex drama by the great Abbas Kiarostami follows the middle-aged Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) as he drives around the hilly outskirts of Tehran looking for someone who will agree to dispose of his body after he commits suicide, a taboo under Islam. Extended conversations with three passengers (a soldier, a seminarian, and a taxidermist) elicit different views of mortality and individual choice. Operating at once as a closely observed, realistic story and a fable populated by archetypal figures, Taste of Cherry challenges the viewer to consider what often goes unexamined in everyday life.
Original Release
10/10/1997
US Release
03/20/1998
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Homayoun Ershadi | Mr. Badii |
| Abdolrahman Bagheri | Mr. Bagheri |
| Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari | Soldier |
| Safar Ali Moradi | The soldier |
| Mir Hossein Noori | The seminarian |
| Elham Imani | Photographer |
| Ahmad Ansari |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Homayoun Ershadi | Mr. Badii |
| Abdolrahman Bagheri | Mr. Bagheri |
| Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari | Soldier |
| Safar Ali Moradi | The soldier |
| Mir Hossein Noori | The seminarian |
| Elham Imani | Photographer |
| Ahmad Ansari |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alain Depardieu | Producer |
| Abbas Kiarostami | Producer |
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