Movies Confirmed 7.7

Taste of Cherry

October 10, 1997 1h 39m Abbas Kiarostami

Drama

7.7

742 votes

1h 39m

Runtime

Popularity

Released 10602 days ago — October 10, 1997

About

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

Homayoun Ershadi

Mr. Badii

Abdolrahman Bagheri

Mr. Bagheri

Safar Ali Moradi

Soldier

Mir Hossein Noori

Seminarian

Elham Imani

Photographer

Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari

Worker

Ahmad Ansari

Self

Abbas Kiarostami

Self (uncredited)

Trailer

Release Date

October 10, 1997

Status

Confirmed

Director

Abbas Kiarostami

Platform / Region

Cinema

Production

Kanoon, Kiarostami Foundation, CiBy 2000

Budget

$120.0K

Revenue

$10.9K

Language

Persian

Original Title

طعم گيلاس

Details

Age Rating: NR
TMDB Status: Released
Writers: Abbas Kiarostami
Producers: Abbas Kiarostami, Alain Depardieu
Cinematography: Homayun Payvar
Countries: Iran, France
Spoken Languages: Persian

Release Dates by Region

Indonesia · Premiere: November 12, 2000
Indonesia · Limited: December 6, 2025
United States · Premiere: September 28, 1997
United States · Premiere: November 10, 1997
United States · Premiere: April 27, 1999
United States · Premiere: June 10, 2017
United States · Premiere: September 20, 2019
United States · Limited: July 27, 2019
United States · Limited: November 1, 2019
United States · Theatrical: March 20, 1998

Where to Watch

United States: Stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max

Indonesia: Stream on KlikFilm

Data by TMDB / JustWatch.

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