MRAC Cinema Club presents My Favourite Cake

Followed by refreshments Film release date: 2024 Film language: Persian

Auditorium, Brolga Theatre

This film premiered in 2024 at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival but its makers were unable to attend due to travel bans and have just received suspended jail sentences for ‘spreading lies’. They have also had all their equipment confiscated, received hefty fines, and are subject to ongoing travel bans by the regime. The film tells the story of a 70 year old widow whose daughter and grandchildren live abroad. She lives alone and has limited social interaction.

Then, she finally begins to reach out socially to try and meet a man, and does meet a single man of similar age who drives a taxi and who previously served in the military. They are compatible and she offers to bake him her favourite cake on one unforgettable evening in her apartment.