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Taste of Cherry

طعم گيلاس‎, Ta’m-e gīlās
by Abbas Kiarostami1h391996Iran
Taste of Cherry

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A tale of one middle-aged man who wishes to die in a society where suicide is considered as an abomination. Driving in the hills above Tehran, he meets an assortment of different characters : Afghans, Kurds, Turks, prisoners of the desert, a soldier, a seminary student and a museum employee, each with reasons to turn down the job : fear, religious scruples and humanist revulsion at a life wilfully squandered.

Cast and crew
  • Credits

    • Production Compagny : Ciby 2000, Abbas Kiarostami Productions
    • Distributor : MK2
    • Photo Director : Homayun Payvar
    • Sound Recorder : Jahangir Mirshekari
    • Editing : Abbas Kiarostami
    • Producer : Abbas Kiarostami
    • Director : Abbas Kiarostami
    • Scenario : Abbas Kiarostami
  • Technical details

    • Printed format : 35 mm
    • Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
    • Year of production : 1996
    • French release date : 26 novembre 1997
    • Category : Feature film
    • Color : Colors
    • Language : Persian

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