Date 04/07/2016 - News People
Iran's official news agency says acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami has died at the age of 76. IRNA says Kiarostami died Monday in Paris, where he had gone for cancer treatment last week after undergoing surgery in Iran earlier this year. According to the Associated Press, he wrote and directed dozens of films over a career spanning more than 40 years. "Taste of Cherry" told the story of an Iranian man looking for someone to bury him after he commits suicide. The film won the top award at the Cannes Film Festival. Kiarostami also wrote and directed "Certified Copy," a 2010 film starring Juliette Binoche.
