My Favourite Cake

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TIFF65: Greek Premiere

70-year-old Mahin has been living alone in Tehran since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. However, when a crack suddenly appears in the previously unbroken front of her loneliness, her love life will be rejuvenated, and her heart (along with her home) will open up once more to welcome a man. Only their unexpected flirtation will turn into an evening that will be unforgettable in every single way. Perhaps the last film we'd expect from Iran contains surprises of the highest order, beckoning us to indulge in the sweetness of something new, and to surrender ourselves without care to one night’s fever. Bold, addictively evocative, multi-layered, and liberating in its quest for female emancipation, and featuring two unique performances by the leading couple, it is no mystery that My Favorite Cake was loved as few films were at the recent Berlinale.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha

Script: Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam

Cinematography: Mohammad Haddadi

Editing: Ata Mehrad, Behtash Sanaeeha, Ricardo Saraiva

Sound: Hossein Ghoorchian, Abdolreza Heydari, Iman Baziyar, Philippe Grivel

Music: Henrik Nagy

Actors: Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi

Production: Filmsazan Javan, Hobab, Caractères Productions, Watchmen Productions

Producers: Gholamreza Mousavi, Behtash Sanaeeha, Etienne de Ricaud, Peter Krupenin, Christopher Zitterbart

Costumes: Maryam Moghaddam, Amir Hivand

Production Design: Maryam Moghaddam, Amir Hivand

Make Up: Kamran Khalaj

Format: DCP

Color: Colour

Production Country: Iran, France, Sweden, Germany

Production Year: 2024

Duration: 97'

Distribution in Greece: Weird Wave

Contact: Totem Films

Awards/Distinctions: Prize of the Ecumenical Jury, FIPRESCI Prize – Berlin IFF 2024

Maryam Moghaddam

Actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Maryam Moghaddam was born in Tehran, Iran. She studied at the Performing Arts School of Gothenburg in Sweden, has worked as an actor in various Swedish theatres and has starred in Iranian films including Closed Curtain (2013) by Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi which won the Silver Bear for Best Screenplay at the 2013 Berlinale.

Filmography

2018 The Invincible Diplomacy of Mr Naderi (documentary)
2020 Ballad of a White Cow
2024 My Favourite Cake

Behtash Sanaeeha

Behtash Sanaeeha was born in Shiraz, Iran and began to write screenplays after completing a degree in architecture. He has made several short films and commercials. He began collaborating with Maryam for the screenplay of his debut feature, Risk of Acid Rain (2015), which was extensively screened at international film festivals. In 2021, their co-directed feature Ballad of a White Cow premiered in the Berlinale Competition.