Taste Of Cherry (1997) Ta'm E Guilass
Part of the Nowrūz And Persian Films
| Director: | Abbas Kiarostami |
|---|---|
| Certificate: | BBFC PG |
| Length: | |
| Format: | Unknown |
| Language: | Persian |
| Country: | Iran |
Mr.Badii is planning to commit suicide and desperately seeks anyone to assist him - he has already dug out the grave in the mountains, but the assistant will have to bury him when he will do the deed. He asks Kurd soldier, Afghan seminarian, but everyone refuses by some reason. Finally he finds an old Turkish taxidermist, who has a sick son and previously attempted suicide himself, and he agrees to assist Badii.
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Film: A Separation (2011) + Introduction By Tina Gharavi
13 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Film: Frontier Blues (2009)
20 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Film: Offside (2006)
27 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
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Film: At Five In The Afternoon (2003) Panj É Asr
31 Mar 2013, 7:30 p.m.
A story of an ambitious young woman trying to gain an education in Afghanistan after the defeat of the Taliban. The title comes from a Federico García Lorca poem and is a tale of flourishing against the odds.