# Der Geschmack der Kirsche (1997)

**Genres:** Heimkino, Psychologisches drama, Crime

**Duration:** 95 min

**Age rating:** FSK 6

**IMDb:** [7.7](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120265/)

**Letterboxd:** [4.3](https://letterboxd.com/film/taste-of-cherry/)

**Rotten Tomatoes:** [Tomatometer: 82%, Popcornmeter: 83%](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/taste_of_cherry)

## Description

An Iranian man drives his car in search of someone who will quietly bury him under a cherry tree after he commits suicide.

## Details

**Premiere:** 30 Sep 2026 (in 9 days)

**Director:** Abbas Kiarostami

**Cast:** Homayoun Ershadi, Abdolhosein Bagheri, Afshin Khorshid Bakhtiari, Safar Ali Moradi, Mir Hossein Noori, Ahmad Ansari, Hamid Masoumi, Elham Imani

**Countries:** Iran, France

**Languages:** Persian, Kurdish

**Available versions:** OmeU

**Open-air showtimes:** No

**Trailer:** [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukmYdGwVqPg)

## Showtimes in Cologne in original language (OV, OmU, OmeU)

### 2026-09-30 (Wednesday)

- **[Cinenova](https://cologne.ov-berlin.info/cinemas/267-cinenova.md) (Ehrenfeld):** [2026-09-30 20:00](https://www.kinoheld.de/kino/koeln/cinenova-kino-koeln/vorstellung/462916)  (OmeU)