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My Favourite Cake
Life begins at 70 for Mahin, who decides to shake her life up in this charming, quietly subversive tale from Iran.
Director: Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha
Overview
This charming and quietly subversive tale from Iran delivers on all levels. Lonely Mahin is 70 and struggling. Her husband passed away some years earlier and her daughter lives far away in Europe, but she is determined to get her groove back. Throwing caution to the wind, she challenges accepted social practices despite the risk of unwelcome neighbourly interest and with the morality police on the prowl. Then one night, Mahin meets a man who is destined to change her life.
This magical, thought-provoking and understated yet subversive tale boasts a truly great performance from Lily Farhadpoir, and the drama wowed audiences at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival.
upsetting scenes, moderate sex references
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