My Favourite Cake
Director
Runtime
96 Minutes
Country
Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
Classification
M
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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Friday 25 Oct 2024
02:45 pm
My Favourite Cake
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