Taste of cherry, a sensuous taste of life

Is killing oneself as wrong as killing someone else? What does it take to drive a man to kill himself, is it a justified deed?

Taste of cherry is a wretched tale of Mr. Badii, who has lost all hope in life, and desires to commit the most extreme crime – A suicide. His struggle to find a person to cover his grave is tremendously painful, there is a poignant pathetic way he begs. The narrative also very cleverly manages to put in variant views on suicide, some being quite convincing in its favor. A striking aspect of the movie is the manner in which Iranian director Abbas Kiarostami manages to deliver the most powerful visual cues. Especially the shadow play.

I also like the simplistic treatment of the movie. He manages to create metaphors of the most dull and ordinary aspects that we would miss. A must see for all serious cinema buffs.