For the Indonesian audience—the nobar (nonton bareng) generation and the lonely night owls scrolling through streaming libraries—watching Taste of Cherry with Indonesian subtitles ( Sub Indo ) transforms the film from a foreign artifact into a deeply personal mirror.
Taste of Cherry (1997), directed by Abbas Kiarostami , is a landmark of Iranian cinema and the first Iranian film to win the Palme d'Or
Kontroversi juga muncul dari pemerintah Iran. Awalnya film ini dilarang karena dianggap "memuliakan bunuh diri" dan melanggar hukum Islam. Namun setelah kemenangan di Cannes, barulah film ini mendapat izin edar terbatas. Ironisnya, justru pelarangan inilah yang membuat penonton di seluruh dunia, termasuk Indonesia, semakin penasaran—dan semakin banyak yang mencari untuk menilai sendiri.
: He argues against suicide from a religious and moral standpoint, trying to convince Badii that life belongs to God.
