Synopsis
“The first Iranian film to win the Palme d’Or, this austere, emotionally complex drama by the great
Abbas Kiarostami follows the enigmatic Mr. Badii (
Homayoun Ershadi) as he drives around the hilly outskirts of Tehran looking for someone who will agree to bury him after he commits suicide, a taboo under Islam. Extended conversations with three passengers (a soldier, a seminarian, and a taxidermist) elicit different views on mortality and individual choice. Operating at once as a closely observed, realistic story and a fable populated by archetypal figures,
Taste of Cherry challenges the viewer to consider what often goes unexamined in everyday life.” – Janus Films
