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Badii is vastbesloten om zelfmoord te plegen. Hij heeft in de buurt van Teheran al een graf uitgegraven, maar zoekt nog een assistent die het graf wil dichtgooien zodra de zelfmoord voltooid is. Hoewel het een simpele taak is, waarvoor Badii rijkelijk zal betalen, heeft hij toch moeite iemand te vinden die ertoe bereid is. (Argus Film)
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Even if reading the book "1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die" didn't give me anything else, it certainly gave me the idea that good movies aren't just American, but mainly that there are countries with quality creators and countries that have incredibly innovative films. Taste of Cherry is one such film.
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The arid, dusty plains of Iran without a drop of water. Minimal camera movement. No music. A world without emotion, without colour. A well-off middle-aged man intent on suicide, looking for someone in this environment who would be willing to bury him the following night for a hefty financial reward. It doesn't matter why he wants to die – and we won’t even find out. Abbas Kiarostami doesn’t like to manipulate viewers’ feelings, preferring instead to just let them observe and compose their thoughts. What makes this film so interesting that I couldn’t take my eyes off it? If I managed to find that out, the magic it possesses would fall away. In any case, this is the first film to make me feel thirsty when it was over.
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