Taste of Cherry (Blu-ray)

Directed by Abbas Kiarostami

Taste of Cherry, the first Iranian film to win the prestigious Palme d’Or, is an austere and emotionally layered meditation on life, death, and personal choice. The film follows the enigmatic Mr. Badii (Homayoun Ershadi), who drives through the hilly outskirts of Tehran searching for someone willing to bury him after he ends his own life—a request forbidden under Islam.

Through extended conversations with a soldier, a seminarian, and a taxidermist, the film explores contrasting perspectives on mortality and the value of existence. Combining realistic observation with fable-like simplicity, Taste of Cherry invites viewers to reflect on the unexamined corners of everyday life and the universal questions that quietly define human experience.

Key Features

• Winner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival
• One of Abbas Kiarostami’s most celebrated and influential works
• Explores themes of mortality, choice, and spiritual reflection
• Crisp Blu-ray transfer from The Criterion Collection
• Includes a new 4K digital restoration
• Features English subtitles
• Release Date: July 21, 2020
• Media Format: Blu-ray, Subtitled

Product Details

MPAA Rating: NR (Not Rated)

Director: Abbas Kiarostami

Actors: Abdol Hossain Bagheri, Abdolrahman Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Homayoun Ershadi, Mir Hossein Noori

Producers: Abbas Kiarostami, Colbert Clark

Studio: The Criterion Collection

Number of Discs: 1

ASIN: B0875F4QH4

Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 5.6 ounces

Special Features