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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.
Taste of Cherry is a film that explores themes of depression, suicide, life and death. It also touches on muslim and talking and nihilism.
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Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Cast
Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Ahmad Ansari
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Taste of Cherry
You can watch Taste of Cherry (1997) for free on Kanopy.
IMDb
7.7/10
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83%
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Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Cast
Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Elham Imani, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Ahmad Ansari
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depression · suicide · life and death · muslim · talking · nihilism · koran · teheran (tehran), iran · construction site · suicidal thoughts
Taste of Cherry is streaming on Max. Watch Taste of Cherry for free on Kanopy. Taste of Cherry is streaming on Criterion Channel. Taste of Cherry is not currently available on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+. Availability last verified April 14, 2026.