Abbas Kiarostami’s 1997 movie, *Ta'm-e gilas* (*Taste of Cherry*), introduces viewers to Mr. Badi, a man about whom very little information is provided, who drives around Tehran seeking someone to do something for him: he intends to end his life in a quarry outside the city that night and wants someone to cover his body with dirt the following morning. The initial portion of the film primarily focuses on Mr. Badi’…