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My Favourite Cake
17th March 2026
By Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha | Iran | 2024 |1 h 37’ | Persian with English subtitles | 15
Mahin (70) lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life. But what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.
“(A) lovely, intimate, tragicomic tale of late-blooming love in the shadow of Iran’s repressive regime. In its gentle way, this is a subversive piece of film-making.” Wendy Ide, Observer
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