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Film Review - My Favourite Cake

Film Review - My Favourite Cake

A lovely subversive gem from Iranian directors Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha

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Oct 07, 2024
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As a prelude to this review, it’s important to point out that we wouldn’t be able to see My Favourite Cake were it not for the careful planning of the directors, Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha. When the Iranian authorities heard about the various “immodest” behaviours of its septuagenarian protagonist, Mahin (the superb Lili F…

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