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My Favourite Cake

(Keyke mahboobe man)

Director: Maryam Moghadam, Behtash Sanaeeha, 2024, Iran • France • Sweden • Germany, Language Persian with English subtitles, 1hr 36mins , Cert 12A

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Mon 21 October // 20:00
Wed 23 October // 20:00

Tickets: £5

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At 70, retired nurse Mahin lives alone in Tehran; her husband is long dead, and her daughter and grandchildren reside abroad. She’s of a mind to do as she pleases: sleeping in ’til noon, gossiping bawdily with friends and defending a girl whom the morality police have accused of an improperly worn hijab. But she’s lonely, too – so she decides it’s time to find herself a new man.

That’s how Mahin ends up inviting Faramarz, an unmarried taxi driver her own age, to her home for an intimate night of orange-blossom sponge cake, illicit wine and company.

“As well as everything else, this wonderfully sweet and funny film will contribute to the debate about whether repressive regimes are the nursery of artistic greatness.” The Guardian

Doors open 30 minutes before advertised start time. All film screenings are ad-free and 18+ unless otherwise stated, and start with no more than a 10 min selection of trailers.