At a glance
- Identifiers
- Wikidataimdbelcinema
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
Health, body and deathSpirituality and Sufism
Screening Room
- Format
- Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
- Released
- 1997 CE · 1418 AH†
- Countries
- IR
- Languages
- fa (original)
- Approach
- drama of Muslim life
- Depiction of sacred figures
- The Prophet: Not applicable · Companions: Not applicable · Imams: Not applicable
- Titles in other languages
- طعم گيلاسTaste of Cherryطعم الكرز
Reception
- Award. Palme d'Or
Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.
Overview
"Taste of Cherry" is a film about contemporary Muslim life, released in 1997, produced in Iran, directed by Abbas Kiarostami. Its leading performer is Homayoun Ershadi. Abbas Kiarostami's Palme d'Or winner about a man who drives around Tehran looking for someone to bury him if he commits suicide; religious debate about life and death runs through it. 1 2
Context and reception
Among the awards and honours recorded for it: Palme d'Or. 1
Connections
- Features
- Homayoun Ershadi
- Directed by
- Abbas Kiarostami
- Written by
- Abbas Kiarostami
People and things also explored
Abbas Kiarostami· Prophetic adab (proper conduct)· Bone (adhm): purity, use and retaliation· Fleshy growth in the wife's womb and the right to annul (afal)· Akhi Baba (title of the guild shaykh and tanners' head)· Grief and worry (al-huzn)· The angelic and the satanic inspiration (lamma)· Asking people for help (al-masala)
Sources
- Wikidata
- IMDb
- elCinema
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Taste of Cherry”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/taam-al-karaz-1997/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.