Taste of Cherry (1997)

09/28/1997 (IR) • 1h 39m

Drama

The end of the road.

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.


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Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

suicide

life and death

muslim

talking

nihilism

koran

teheran (tehran), iran

construction site

suicidal thoughts

grave digging

driving

hopelessness

life challenges

self-harm

contemplating suicide

ideologies

religious conversation

iranian cinema

desperation

commit suicide

depressed man

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