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My Favourite Cake
The 70-year-old Mahin has been living alone in Tehran since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. One afternoon, tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalise her love life. But as Mahin opens herself up to a new romance, what begins as an unexpected encounter quickly evolves into an unpredictable, unforgettable evening.
by Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
with Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi
Iran / France / Sweden / Germany 2024 Farsi 97’ Colour World premiere

With

  • Lily Farhadpour (Mahin)
  • Esmail Mehrabi (Esmail)

Crew

Directors Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
Screenplay Behtash Sanaeeha, Maryam Moghaddam
Cinematography Mohammad Haddadi
Editing Ata Mehrad, Behtash Sanaeeha, Ricardo Saraiva
Music Henrik Nagy
Sound Design Hossein Ghoorchian
Sound Abdolreza Heydari, Iman Baziyar
Sound Mixing Philippe Grivel
Production Design Maryam Moghaddam, Amir Hivand
Costumes Maryam Moghaddam, Amir Hivand
Make-Up Kamran Khalaj
Assistant Directors Arash Mashverat, Kiarash Sanaeeha
Production Managers Meysam Meraji, Majid Karbasian
Post Production Elsa Cohen
Producers Gholamreza Mousavi, Behtash Sanaeeha, Etienne de Ricaud, Peter Krupenin, Christopher Zitterbart

Produced by

Filmsazan Javan

Caractères Productions

Hobab

Watchmen Productions

Maryam Moghaddam & Behtash Sanaeeha

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.
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. His debut feature, Risk of Acid Rain (2015), screened at international festivals.
The two began their collaboration with the screenplay for Risk of Acid Rain. In 2021, their co-directed feature Ballad of a White Cow premiered in the Berlinale Competition.

Filmography (joint works)

2021 Ghasideyeh gave sefid (Ballad of a White Cow) 2024 Keyke mahboobe man

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024