Taste of Cherry (1997) [N/A]

Release Date:
September 28, 1997

Original Title:
طعم گيلاس

Alternate Titles:
Le Goût de la cerise
Smaken av kirsebær
Ta'm e guilass
Ta'me Gilas
Tame Gilas
체리향기

Genres:
Drama

Production Companies:
Abbas Kiarostami Productions
CiBy 2000
Kanoon

Production Countries:
France | Iran

Ratings / Certifications:
FI: S  FR: U  KR: 12  NL: 6 

Runtime: 99

The end of the road.

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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Assistant Camera:
Farshad Bashirzadeh

Director:
Abbas Kiarostami

Director of Photography:
Homayun Payvar

Editor:
Abbas Kiarostami

First Assistant Director:
Hassan Yektapanah

Producer:
Abbas Kiarostami

Second Assistant Director:
Bahman Kiarostami

Sound:
Jahangir Mirshekari

Sound Assistant:
Sasan Bagherpour

Sound Mixer:
Mohammad Reza Delpak

Writer:
Abbas Kiarostami

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