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.
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.
Reception Benchmarks
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 |