My Favourite Cake

70-year-old Mahin has been widowed for 30 years and her two children live abroad. She is living a lonely life in Tehran. But one day, she decides to join her friends for the afternoon tea and finds a new spark in her heart. She meets someone who makes her feel alive again, and the evening brings unpredictable surprises and memories.

Iran, France, Sweden, Germany
2024, 97 min.

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

Language:
Persian

Scriptwriters:
Maryam Moghaddam,Behtash Sanaeeha

Directors:
Maryam Moghaddam,Behtash Sanaeeha

DoP:
Mohammad Haddadi

Production Designers:
Maryam Moghaddam, Amir Hivand

Composer:
Henrik Nagy

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

Cast:
Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi

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Maryam Moghaddam

Maryam Moghaddam graduated from the Performing Arts School in Gothenburg, Sweden. Moghaddam performed on the stage many times in Sweden, including at the National Theatre in Gothenburg

Behtash Sanaeeha

Behtash Sanaeehagraduated in civil engineering BA, and began a Master of Arts programme in architecture but left before finishing the degree. Sanaeeha started writing scripts and directing short films, documentaries and advertisements.

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