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DramaComedyRomance

My Favourite Cake

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Mahin 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.

Release Date : 2024-07-11

Language :Persian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : FilmSazan JavanCaractères ProductionsHOBABWatchmen Productions

Production Country : FranceGermanyIranSweden

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Lily Farhadpour

Character Name : Mahin

Original Name : لیلی فرهادپور

Gender : Female

Esmaeel Mehrabi

Character Name : Faramarz

Original Name : اسماعیل محرابی

Gender : Male

Mansoureh Ilkhani

Character Name : Puran

Original Name : Mansoureh Ilkhani

Gender : Female

Soraya Orang

Character Name : Mahin's Friend

Original Name : Soraya Orang

Gender : Female

Homa Mottahedin

Character Name : Mahin's Friend

Original Name : Homa Mottahedin

Gender : Female

Sima Esmaeili

Character Name : Mahin's Friend

Original Name : Sima Esmaeili

Gender : Female

Aman Rahimi

Character Name : Old Man in the Restaurant

Original Name : Aman Rahimi

Gender : Male

Azim Mashhadi

Character Name : Old Man in the Restaurant

Original Name : Azim Mashhadi

Gender : Male

Saeed Payamipour

Character Name : Old Man in the Restaurant

Original Name : Saeed Payamipour

Gender : Male

Asghar Nejad

Character Name : Old Man in the Restaurant

Original Name : Asghar Nejad

Gender : Male

Mehdi Pilehvari

Character Name : Moral Police

Original Name : Mehdi Pilehvari

Gender : Male

Mohammad Heidari

Character Name : Young Taxi Driver

Original Name : Mohammad Heidari

Gender : Male

Khosro Abbasi

Character Name : Park's Janitor

Original Name : Khosro Abbasi

Gender : Male

Mozafar Esmaeili

Character Name : Gardener

Original Name : Mozafar Esmaeili

Gender : Male

Melika Pazouki

Character Name : Young Girl in the Park

Original Name : Melika Pazouki

Gender : Female

Amir Hossein Esfandiari

Character Name : Hotel's Waiter

Original Name : Amir Hossein Esfandiari

Gender : Male

Shahin Karimi

Character Name : Taxi Agency's Manager

Original Name : Shahin Karimi

Gender : Male

Saeed Lashgarou

Character Name : Restaurant's Cashier

Original Name : Saeed Lashgarou

Gender : Male

Mohammad Ali Babajani

Character Name : Driver

Original Name : Mohammad Ali Babajani

Gender : Male

Amir Azarmian

Character Name : Man in the Bakery

Original Name : Amir Azarmian

Gender : Male

Batool Moazzezi

Character Name : Taxi Passenger

Original Name : Batool Moazzezi

Gender : Male

Meraj Abtahi

Character Name : Young Boy in the Park

Original Name : Meraj Abtahi

Gender : Male

Sahar Farahani

Character Name : Moral Police

Original Name : Sahar Farahani

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-09-22

"Mahin" (Lili Farhadpour) is a lonely, widowed, retired nurse who has lived by herself for many years, when she happens to overhear a conversation in the government run pensioner's cafe that points out that taxi driver "Faramarz" (Esmaeel Mehrabi) is also single. She quite quickly determines to track him down and next thing she is in his cab. It's not like she's a cougar nor he a womaniser - they are just two older people who click at the idea of something a bit "extra" at the end of their rain soaked day. The largest bottle of wine you've ever seen is duly produced and, well you can guess what's on the cards. Except? Well you can also guess that things are not going to go to plan either - and we are given a few subtle clues along the way to manage our expectations as this really quite entertainingly mischievous story develops. Farhadpour is really engaging as she charms her new beau and there's a lovely, soft, chemistry between the two as most of the plot unfolds in her house as they take care not to involve the dreaded morality police who might arrive and punish them - even at their advanced age - for being alone in her home together! Indeed, what also helps this work is the gentle way in which it makes some pretty hefty points. About age, assumptions about age - true, but it also takes a broader look at a society that still treats women as less free citizens thanks their testicled counterparts. Most of all thought it's really quite funny and delivers us a message of confidence, shyness, optimism and hope tempered with some dark humour - especially at the end. I'm not quite sure she could have baked the cake in quite the timeline offered, but it did look tasty!