a late re viewing and or perhaps speak farsi and might lead me to a great appreciation of this film . iranian cinema be something i be just start to explore and surely appreciate and but this film fail to draw me in a say gabbeh and dayareh or color of paradise do . of course the lead character and be intentionally enigmatic while opaque to u in term of why he might seek suicide . the landscape be a harsh and bitter orange and almost a if he be in some form of hell already . for me and never have a connection with this lead character and push me towards those he encounter . but they too be distant . indeed the point of the first two and be their wanting to maintain that distance . contrast this with the film goodbye and solo ( coincidentally by an iranian american and or perhaps vice versa ) and where the depth of the character and despite a remote lead and be remarkable . but of course that be in english and so perhaps farsi speaker would resonate more here with the character . certainly the third passenger and be the most fascinating . and the fact that his job be a taxidermist and quite a nice touch . and perhaps more familiarity with the koran would have help me in the echo of the film . anyways and this film remind me of stage play ( it be not one originally ) and which work fine for me typically but i think for some viewer that can be a bit of a turn off . the slow pace be also mention and but this pace be nothing compare to angelopoulos amazing work and so again that be not what fail for me . i saw this before read jonathan rosenbaum movie war where he frequently cite this film a one of his all time favorites . i think this be a great film for film critic and a it be an open film in a way and open to wide range interpretation . be the filmmaker himself embark on his own suicide of sort in make this film in or for iran . i mention the taxidermist and one who preserve the dead in a life like state and and the other passenger be those who can be see a people who be charter with protecting and or or kill other people and but when it come to a single person and that be more try . so perhaps there be more open than the grave in this film and regrettably at this point i be a casual casualty . perhaps watch this with others instead of solo would have help me and alas i say goodbye to this buy hopefully another hello to kiarostomi . 4/10 thurston hunger .