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Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry

Taste of Cherry

The end of the road.

Genres

Drama

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Persian

Runtime

99 mins

Rating

7.654/10

Release Date

28 September 1997

Country

Iran

Cast

Homayoun Ershadi

Homayoun Ershadi

Mr. Badii

Abdolrahman Bagheri

Abdolrahman Bagheri

Mr. Bagheri

Safar Ali Moradi

Safar Ali Moradi

Soldier

Mir Hossein Noori

Mir Hossein Noori

Seminarian

Elham Imani

Elham Imani

Photographer

Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari

Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari

Worker

Ahmad Ansari

Ahmad Ansari

Self

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