Taste of Cherry
Film

Taste of Cherry (1997)

2 critics 2 lists ★ 7.7 TMDb ✓ Verified on TMDb 99 min Drama

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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Where to watch Taste of Cherry?
In the US, Taste of Cherry is streaming on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Criterion Channel, HBO Max.
Is Taste of Cherry worth watching?
2 of our critics, from Millennial, Gen Alpha, put Taste of Cherry on their lists; it appears in 2 Listen Watch Play lists so far.
Movies like Taste of Cherry?
Our critics most often pair it with Memoria, First Cow, Drive My Car, Touki Bouki.
When did Taste of Cherry come out?
1997 · Drama.

The Generation GapWhat our critics say

The Lore Architect
The Lore ArchitectMillennial

Abbas Kiarostami's Palme d'Or-winning "Taste of Cherry" from 1997 is a quiet, profound meditation on life, death, and human connection, set against the stark Iranian landscape. It follows a man driving through the hills, seeking someone to bury him after he commits suicide. This film demands patience, offering a deeply philosophical experience that algorithms, obsessed with engagement metrics, usually ignore. It’s a vital piece of world cinema, challenging you to truly think.

from “The Algorithm Won't Show You These: 6 Underrated Films for a Global Perspective” →
The Skip Button
The Skip ButtonGen Alpha

A guy drives around dusty hills asking strangers to bury him. That sounds intense, right? Wrong. He drives at five miles an hour. The camera just glares out the passenger window at endless dirt roads. I waited forty minutes for him to speed up or pick a side. Every conversation takes twenty business days to finish. I skipped three gear shifts and missed zero context. The ending cut straight to camcorder footage and mocked my patience completely.

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