Taste of Cherry (1997)

Year: 1997 Directed by: Abbas Kiarostami Runtime: 99 min Country: Iran Language: Persian, with English subtitles Rating: PG13 4K RESTORATION Synopsis Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, Kiarostami’s Taste of Cherry is an emotionally complex meditation on life and death. Middle-aged Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) drives through the hilly outskirts of Tehran, searching for someone to rescue or bury him. Along the way, he picks up three passengers, all from different walks of life, eliciting different views on mortality and individual choice. (Text by Criterion Collection)