Principal cast
Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori and Elham Imani
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Taste of Cherry
About the film
Taste of Cherry at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1997 film at stop 324 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Homayun Payvar (director of photography) and Abbas Kiarostami (editor)
- Director
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Release
- 1997-09-28
- Runtime
- 99 minutes
- Genres
- Drama
- Country
- Iran
- Quiz
- 50 questions
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Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Homayoun ErshadiCharacter: Mr. Badii
- Abdolrahman BagheriCharacter: Mr. Bagheri
- Safar Ali MoradiCharacter: Soldier
- Mir Hossein NooriCharacter: Seminarian
- Elham ImaniCharacter: Photographer
- Afshin Khorshid BakhtiariCharacter: Worker
- Ahmad AnsariCharacter: Self
Full crew
Full crew
- Abbas KiarostamiCredits: Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
- Homayun PayvarCredits: Director of Photography
- Farshad BashirzadehCredits: Assistant Camera
- Sasan BagherpourCredits: Sound Assistant
- Hassan YektapanahCredits: First Assistant Director
- Bahman KiarostamiCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Jahangir MirshekariCredits: Sound
- Mohammad Reza DelpakCredits: Sound Mixer
- Alain DepardieuCredits: Producer
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