“You have to stand up for yourself. The more submissive you are, the more they’ll push you down.” Curzon has revealed an official trailer for an Iranian filmmaker titled My Favorite Cake, one of the big breakout films from the 2024 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year. The film premiered in the competition and won a few side prizes but mostly earned some of the best reviews of the festival. It’s a sweet, tender, heartfelt story of an Iranian woman living in Tehran. Seventy-year-old Mahin, solitary until now, chooses to revive her love life. A chance encounter becomes an unforgettable evening with the two. The wonderful Lily Farhadpour stars as Mahin, who has been living alone in Tehran for decades since her husband died and her daughter left for Europe. In a random chance encounter, she meets the humble, lonely taxi driver Esmail co-starring Esmail Mehrabi. This is the story of their brief time together. This film deserves most of the praise it has received so far, especially for the two unforgettable performances from the lovely actors. It’s worth a watch. // Continue Reading ›
