Driving through the streets of Tehran, Mister Badii (Homayoun Ershadi) is looking for someone to bury him when he commits suicide -- or rescue him if he fails.

Homayoun Ershadi

But it's difficult to find anyone who will help. A taxidermist (Abdolrahman Bagheri) eventually agrees, mostly so he can use the money to care for his sick son. But there's another reason -- he once attempted suicide himself. This film won top honors at the 1997 Cannes Film Festival.

Rated NR 1 hour 35 minutes 1997

One star. Didn't like the story. Very slow. First half hour is nothing but him driving out into the dry ugly landscape. We couldn't get into it.