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Taste of Cherry

Original title: Ta'm e guilass
  • 19971997
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
30K
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Ta'm e guilass (1997)
Home Video Trailer from Zeitgeist Films
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An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.

IMDb RATING
7.7/10
30K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writer
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Stars
    • Homayoun Ershadi
    • Abdolrahman Bagheri
    • Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
Top credits
  • Director
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Writer
    • Abbas Kiarostami
  • Stars
    • Homayoun Ershadi
    • Abdolrahman Bagheri
    • Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 126User reviews
    • 104Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 6 nominations

    Videos1

    Taste of Cherry
    Trailer 1:16
    Taste of Cherry

    Photos32

    Homayoun Ershadi in Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Homayoun Ershadi in Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Homayoun Ershadi in Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Homayoun Ershadi in Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari in Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Abdolrahman Bagheri in Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Ta'm e guilass (1997)
    Homayoun Ershadi in Ta'm e guilass (1997)

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    Homayoun Ershadi
    Homayoun Ershadi
    • Mr. Badiias Mr. Badii
    Abdolrahman Bagheri
    Abdolrahman Bagheri
    • Mr. Bagherias Mr. Bagheri
    Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
    Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari
    • Soldieras Soldier
    Safar Ali Moradi
    • The soldieras The soldier
    Mir Hossein Noori
    Mir Hossein Noori
    • The seminarianas The seminarian
    Ahmad Ansari
    Elham Imani
    • Photographeras Photographer
    • Director
      • Abbas Kiarostami
    • Writer
      • Abbas Kiarostami
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    Storyline

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    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, but the assistant will have to bury him when he will do the deed. He asks Kurd soldier, Afghan seminarian, but everyone refuses by some reason. Finally he finds an old Turkish taxidermist, who has a sick son and previously attempted suicide himself, and he agrees to assist Badii. —Anonymous
    • suicide
    • abrupt ending
    • driving a car
    • conversation in a car
    • iran
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    • Genre
      • Drama
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The film was shot without a proper script, relying on improvisations.
    • Goofs
      In the opening scene, as Mr. Badhi is driving past laborers looking for work, the same middle-aged white haired man, wearing a checkered sweater vest, is seen twice.
    • Quotes

      Mr. Bagheri: If you look at the four seasons, each season brings fruit. In summer, there's fruit, in autumn, too. Winter brings different fruit and spring, too. No mother can fill her fridge with such a variety of fruit for her children. No mother can do as much for her children as God does for His creatures. You want to refuse all that? You want to give it all up? You want to give up the taste of cherries?

    • Connections
      Featured in Especial Cannes: 50 Anos de Festival (1997)
    • Soundtracks
      St. James Infirmary
      (uncredited)

      Often attributed to Irving Mills

      Performed by Louis Armstrong

    User reviews126

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    Top review
    8/10
    What a metaphorical film
    I was surprised with this film by an unknown Iranian director. I am nt familiar with Iranian movies but the metaphorical story and message frm Taste Of Cherry really reminded me how film can be different from just action and only entertainment. Very deep and at the end when I understand what the director is saying I was almost shocked.
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    5
    • jordanyyordin
    • Aug 24, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 26, 1997 (France)
    • Countries of origin
      • Iran
      • France
    • Official sites
      • sourehcinema
      • Zeitgeist Film (United States)
    • Language
      • Persian
    • Also known as
      • Hương Vị Anh Đào
    • Filming locations
      • Tehran, Iran
    • Production companies
      • Abbas Kiarostami Productions
      • CiBy 2000
      • Kanun parvaresh fekri
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $10,923
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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