MY FAVOURITE CAKE (12A)

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Director: Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
Starring: Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi, Mohammad Heidari
Iran/France/Sweden, 2023, 1 hour 37 minutes, Farsi + English subtitles

A 70-year-old widow takes a second shot at love in this radiant tragicomedy from Iran. 

Mahin (Lily Farhadpour) has lived alone in Tehran since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. One afternoon, a conversation with friends inspires her to break out of her solitary routine, and what begins as an unexpected encounter with cab driver Faramarz (Esmail Mehrabi) quickly evolves into an unforgettable evening. Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s delightful food-centred film is also a defiant artistic statement about the complexity and individuality of older women’s lives.

“…this wonderfully sweet and funny film will contribute to the debate about whether repressive regimes are the nursery of artistic greatness.” ★★★★★ Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
SCREENING SCHEDULE
GARWAY VILLAGE HALL
ALL STRETTON VILLAGE HALL
BRILLEY VILLAGE HALL
TARRINGTON, LADY EMILY HALL
PRESTEIGNE SCREEN
Additional Information

The screenings at Garway and Tarrington will have intervals