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Overview

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Director:
Writer:
Abbas Kiarostami (writer)
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Release Date:
10 October 1997 (Italy) more
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Plot:
Middle-aged Mr.Badii is planning to commit suicide and desperately seeks anyone to assist him - he has already dug out the grave in the mountains... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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A work of art, seeking reason to live more (62 total)

Cast

  (in credits order)
Homayoun Ershadi ... Mr. Badii
Abdolrahman Bagheri ... Mr. Bagheri
Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari ... Soldier
Safar Ali Moradi ... The soldier
Mir Hossein Noori ... The seminarian
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Directed by
Abbas Kiarostami 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Abbas Kiarostami  writer

Produced by
Abbas Kiarostami .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Homayun Payvar 
 
Film Editing by
Abbas Kiarostami 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hassan Yektapanah .... first assistant director
 
Sound Department
Mohammad Reza Delpak .... sound designer
Jahangir Mirshekari .... sound
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Alireza Ansarian .... camera operator
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Taste of Cherry (UK) (USA)
Le goût de la cerise (France)
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Runtime:
95 min
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1.66 : 1 more
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Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 1997 (#06). more
Quotes:
Mr. Badii: I don't want to give you a gun to kill me. I'm giving you a spade, a spade. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in 10 on Ten (2004) more

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7 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
A work of art, seeking reason to live, 18 December 2005
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Author: Ehsan Azar from United States

It is a work of art, one of those movies that can not be censored because of the content, thus a good point for an Iranian director. Something I like about Kiarostami's work is that the director does not try to cheat you. Even you can sense the presence of camera in some scenes and the reward is the beautiful picture, like walking in a picture gallery hand in hand with your beloved friend. And suddenly a nice picture catches your attention and you feel happy of the time you spend. If you feel lonely or hopeless, Taste of cherry gives you the sensation that at least you are not alone in this feeling. Still it does not impose any view on you, if the life is always merciful and happy or not. You yourself should decide the end of movie, then after watching the film it lives with your unconscious mind. My view is that Badii is looking for a marvel or sign to believe in life. He appeals against the death penalty that he sentenced himself to. If no reason to live he found a reason to die and benefit a needy person.

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