Taste of Cherry (طعم گيلاس)
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.
Cast
Crew
- Director: Abbas Kiarostami
- Producer: Abbas Kiarostami
- Writer: Abbas Kiarostami
- Editor: Abbas Kiarostami
- Director of Photography: Homayun Payvar
- Sound Assistant: Sasan Bagherpour
- Sound: Jahangir Mirshekari
- Sound Mixer: Mohammad Reza Delpak
- Assistant Camera: Farshad Bashirzadeh
- First Assistant Director: Hassan Yektapanah
- Second Assistant Director: Bahman Kiarostami
- Producer: Alain Depardieu
Overview
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.