Taste of Cherry (1997) - movie: watch stream online - JustWatch

Throughout his drive, Badii picks up three different passengers, each representing a different facet of society:

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To fully appreciate Taste of Cherry , seek out the Criterion Collection version. It offers the best video quality and the most accurate English subtitles, allowing you to engage fully with one of the most profound debates on the value of existence in cinema history.

Offers the crispest digital transfer, frequently utilizing the Criterion 4K restoration source material.

A: The title refers to a metaphor spoken near the film’s end about how the small, sweet taste of a cherry (or mulberry) can outweigh the bitterness of existence. It is a key thematic moment—make sure your subtitles capture it correctly.

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: The story follows Mr. Badii, a middle-aged man driving his Range Rover through the dusty hills of Tehran. He is searching for someone to perform a specific task: to visit a hole he has dug the following morning and either help him out if he is alive or bury him if he has committed suicide.

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