Taste of Cherry
1997 1h 39m movie Film

Taste of Cherry

طعم گيلاس

Synopsis

طعم گيلاس

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.

The 1996–1998 Other Asia Window

20 Other Asia films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Taste of Cherry sits at position #4.

  1. Children of Heaven
    #1

    Children of Heaven

    ★ 8.0 · 1997

  2. Summer in Bethlehem
    #2

    Summer in Bethlehem

    ★ 7.8 · 1998

  3. A Moment of Innocence
    #3

    A Moment of Innocence

    ★ 7.7 · 1996

  4. Taste of Cherry

    #4

    Taste of Cherry

    ★ 7.6 · 1997

  5. Saint Mary
    #5

    Saint Mary

    ★ 7.5 · 1997

  6. Leila
    #6

    Leila

    ★ 7.4 · 1997

  7. West Beirut
    #7

    West Beirut

    ★ 7.3 · 1998

  8. Punjabi House
    #8

    Punjabi House

    ★ 7.3 · 1998

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Taste of Cherry. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

Other Titles From Kanoon

The 1990s Other Asia Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 1990s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Taste of Cherry premiered. 53 total titles in this decade from Other Asia.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.6
TMDB Rating
500
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #62 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (89th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.0 points above the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.

Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #42 of 356 (top 12%).

Production Details

Primary Country Other Asia
All Production Countries France, Iran
Original Language Persian
Production Companies Kanoon, Abbas Kiarostami Productions, CiBy 2000
Runtime 1h 39m
Release Date September 28, 1997
IMDb tt0120265

Themes & Motifs

  • suicide
  • life and death
  • muslim
  • talking
  • nihilism
  • koran
  • teheran (tehran)
  • iran
  • construction site
  • on the road
  • suicidal thoughts
  • road movie
  • grave digging
  • driving
  • road story
  • iranian new wave

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