My Favourite Cake
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After years of being alone, 70-year-old widow Mahin decides things must change. She wants to revive her love life.
Mahin (70) has been living alone in Tehran since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. After spending another afternoon having tea with her friends, she decides to break her lonely routine and breathe new life into her love life. In her search for a single man, she returns to places from her past and muses on the happy years spent in freedom. There she meets Faramarz, a modest and friendly single man her age. Mahin opens up to a new romance and invites Faramarz to her apartment to bake her favorite cake for him. It becomes an unexpected, unforgettable evening....
My Fav...
After years of being alone, 70-year-old widow Mahin decides things must change. She wants to revive her love life.
Mahin (70) has been living alone in Tehran since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. After spending another afternoon having tea with her friends, she decides to break her lonely routine and breathe new life into her love life. In her search for a single man, she returns to places from her past and muses on the happy years spent in freedom. There she meets Faramarz, a modest and friendly single man her age. Mahin opens up to a new romance and invites Faramarz to her apartment to bake her favorite cake for him. It becomes an unexpected, unforgettable evening....
My Favourite Cake is the new film by Iranian filmmakers Maryam Moghadam and Behtash Sanaeeha (Ballad of a White Cow). The film had its world premiere at the Berlin Filmfestifal, where it received a very positive reception from the press and won two awards.
Reviews
"Gentle Iranian film" ★★★★ Allegiance
"Superb frames and compositions'" ★★★★ NRC
"Intimate, with a laugh and a tear" ★★★★★★ VPRO Cinema
"An honest and moving story" - de Filmkrant
"Understated Iranian drama easily holds attention with simplicity." ★★★★★★★★1/2 FilmTotaal
when
- Friday, Jan. 17, 2025 7:30 - 9:10 p.m.
