Taste of Cherry

Taste of Cherry (Persian: طعم گیلاس..., Ta’m-e gīlās...) is a 1997 Iranian minimalist drama movie. It is written, produced, edited and directed by Abbas Kiarostami. The movie stars Homayoun Ershadi as a middle-aged Tehran man who drives around looking for someone to help with his burial after he dies by suicide.

Taste of Cherry won the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, sharing with The Eel.

References

↑ Turan, Kenneth (19 May 1997). "'The Eel,' 'Taste of Cherries' Share Palme d'Or". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2026.

Other websites

Taste of Cherry on IMDb
Taste of Cherry at AllMovie

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[1] Turan, Kenneth (19 May 1997). "'The Eel,' 'Taste of Cherries' Share Palme d'Or". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 30 June 2026.