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A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 82%, Metacritic 80/100. Every source lands within 5 points of the others. Scores higher than 92% of the 2,032 1990s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Max.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic80/100
733 audience votes
Key crew
- Abbas KiarostamiWriter
- Abbas KiarostamiDirector
Cast
- Homayoun ErshadiMr. Badii
- Abdolrahman BagheriMr. Bagheri
- Safar Ali MoradiSoldier
- Mir Hossein NooriSeminarian
- Elham ImaniPhotographer
- Afshin Khorshid BakhtiariWorker
- Ahmad AnsariSelf
Stills
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Themes
depressionsuicidelife and deathmuslimtalkingnihilismkoranteheran (tehran), iranconstruction sitesuicidal thoughtsgrave diggingdriving
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