My Favourite Cake (12a)
Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha, 2023 1h 37m
Currently not screening
This film has been programmed in partnership with Eastbourne Film Society. There will be an introduction to the film by Mansel Stimpson, Chair of EFS on the 5 October.
This is a Farsi language film and will be subtitled.
Please note that this film contains strobe lighting and may affect those with photosensitivity.
Refund Policy: Please be aware all tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable to another event. If you are unable to make an event, tickets can be passed to someone else but the original booker's details will remain in our system.
A 70-year-old heroine 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. But one afternoon, a conversation with friends inspires her to break out of her solitary routine, and what begins as an unexpected encounter with Faramarz (Esmaeel Mehrabi) quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.
Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha’s joyful film is also a defiant artistic statement about the complexity and individuality of older women’s lives.
“Wonderfully sweet and funny… a charming portrayal of a 70-year-old Iranian’s appetite for romance” ★★★★★ The Guardian