A middle-aged Tehranian man, Mr. Badii is intent on killing himself and seeks someone to bury him after his demise. Driving around the city, the seemingly well-to-do Badii meets with numerous people, including a Muslim student, asking them to take on the job, but initially he has little luck. Eventually, Badii finds a man who is up for the task because he needs the money, but his new associate soon tries to talk him out of committing suicide.
Directed by Abbas Kiarostami
depression
suicide
life and death
muslim
talking
nihilism
koran
teheran (tehran), iran
construction site
suicidal thoughts
grave digging
driving
hopelessness
life challenges
self-harm
contemplating suicide
ideologies
religious conversation
iranian cinema
desperation
depressed man
Rank
#5 in 1997·#155 overall
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Letterboxd
4.3 / 5
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Cast
Homayoun Ershadi
Mr. Badii
Abdolrahman Bagheri
Mr. Bagheri
Safar Ali Moradi
Soldier
Mir Hossein Noori
Seminarian
Crew
Abbas Kiarostami
Director
Abbas Kiarostami
Writer
Abbas Kiarostami
Editor
Abbas Kiarostami
Producer
Alain Depardieu
Producer
Bahman Kiarostami
Second Assistant Director
Mohammad Reza Delpak
Sound Mixer
Popular Reviews
1423 reviews
Redux
9.0★ · 05/02/26
I don't even know what to say..
I don't even know what to say..
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Tim
9.8★ · 08/02/25
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Fresh avocado
9.0★ · 05/05/26
How did Kiarostami translate Depression and Suicidal ideation into the visuals of golden-brown dust, how do you even come up with that
How did Kiarostami translate Depression and Suicidal ideation into the visuals of golden-brown dust, how do you even come up with that
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Aydan
10.0★ · 05/05/26
Pure Cinema
Pure Cinema
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draPRO
10.0★ · 05/03/26
A Turk goes to see a doctor. He tells him: “When I touch my body with my finger, it hurts. When I touch my head, it hurts, my legs, it hurts, my belly, my hand, it hurts.” The doctor examines him and then tells him: “You’re body’s fine, but your finger’s broken!” My dear man, your mind is ill, but there’s nothing wrong with you.
this film healed me.
A Turk goes to see a doctor. He tells him: “When I touch my body with my finger, it hurts. When I touch my head, it hurts, my legs, it hurts, my belly, my hand, it hurts.” The doctor examines him and then tells him: “You’re body’s fine, but your finger’s broken!” My dear man, your mind is ill, but there’s nothing wrong with you.