Description:Middle-aged Mr. Badii is planning to commit suicide and desperately seeks anyone to assist him - he has already dug out the grave in the mountains, but the assistant will have to bury him when he will do the deed. He asks Kurd soldier, Afghan seminarian, but everyone refuses by some reason. Finally he finds an old Turkish taxidermist,Middle-aged Mr. Badii is planning to commit suicide and desperately seeks anyone to assist him - he has already dug out the grave in the mountains, but the assistant will have to bury him when he will do the deed. He asks Kurd soldier, Afghan seminarian, but everyone refuses by some reason. Finally he finds an old Turkish taxidermist, who has a sick son and previously attempted suicide himself, and he agrees to assist Badii.... (more)(less)
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Plot: An Iranian man drives his truck in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.
OK, so the plot of the film was almost enough to keep me from watching the film. I had just watched "Goodbye Solo" (2008) and wasn't too excited about watching another film involving suicide. The film can also be a bit tedious as the main character drives around the same ugly hills all day long looking for someone to help him. While the ending can be open to interp"
"Life or death; which do you choose?
That is the question that "Taste of Cherry", a film comprised of nothing but minimalistic atmosphere and poetic dialogue, asks us"