Taste of Cherry (1997)

Ta'm e guilass

Do you want to give up the taste of cherries?

95 min★ 7.7 · 45,386 votes

• 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.

Release date

November 26, 1997

Country of origin

Iran

Budget

$120,000

Box office

$10,923