Taste of Cherry

Taste of Cherry
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Persian	طعم گیلاس...
Directed by	Abbas Kiarostami
Written by	Abbas Kiarostami
Produced by	Abbas Kiarostami
Starring	Homayoun Ershadi
Cinematography	Homayun Payvar
Edited by	Abbas Kiarostami
Production companies	Abbas Kiarostami Productions CiBy 2000 Kanoon
Distributed by	Artificial Eye
Release dates	16 May 1997 (1997-05-16) (Cannes) 28 September 1997 (1997-09-28) (New York) 30 April 1999 (1999-04-30) (Iran)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Box office	$10,923

Taste of Cherry (Persian: طعم گیلاس..., Ta’m-e gīlās...) is a 1997 Iranian minimalist drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Abbas Kiarostami, and starring Homayoun Ershadi as a middle-aged Tehran man who drives through a city suburb in search of someone willing to carry out the task of burying him after he commits suicide. The film won the Palme d'Or at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival, which it shared with The Eel.