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2024

My Favourite Cake

2024

My Favourite Cake

Seventy-year-old Mahin lives alone in Tehran since she was widowed thirty years ago. After she opens herself up to new romance with divorced taxi driver Faramarz, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

Director

Maryam Moghaddam
Behtash Sanaeeha

Runtime

96 Minutes

Country

Iran, France, Sweden, Germany

Classification

M

One night. Two lonely hearts. Endless possibilities.

Brimming with poignant performances and sprinkled with both comedy and emotional truth, My Favourite Cake has all the ingredients for a delectable, bittersweet romance. Seventy-year-old Mahin (Lili Farhadpour) lives alone in Tehran since she was widowed thirty years ago. She lives in a kind of limbo, sleeping until noon, listening to her friends complain about their ailments, and wistfully remembering her country’s liberal past before morality police patrolled the streets. But after she opens herself up to new romance with divorced taxi driver Faramarz (Esmaeel Mehrabi), what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.

“This is a story based on the reality of the everyday lives of middle-class women in Iran and a close look at a woman’s loneliness as she enters her senior years. …The film is a playful tale about hope and joy in life, as well as the absurdity of death.” (Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Saneeha)

“Five stars … there is something quietly magnificent in it.”

The Guardian

“A delicious slice of life.”

The Hollywood Reporter

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Film Credits

Director

Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha

Year

2024

Country

Iran, France, Sweden & Germany

Language

Farsi

Subtitles

English

Type

Feature & Fiction

Program Strand

World Cinema

Producer

Gholamreza Mousavi, Behtash Sanaeeha, Etienne de Ricaud, Peter Krupenin & Christopher Zitterbart

Writer

Behtash Sanaeeha & Maryam Moghaddam

Cinematographer

Mohammad Haddadi

Editor

Ata Mehrad, Behtash Sanaeeha & Ricardo Saraiva

Cast

Lily Farhadpour & Esmail Mehrabi

Music

Henrik Nagy

Film Source

Vendetta Films

Genre

Comedy, Feel-Good & Romance

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