Monday September 22 – Saturday 27 September 2025

Monday Sept 22 – Saturday 27 Sept 2025

My Favourite Cake

4pm

The Globe

8

Directed by Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeya; starring Lili Faradpour, Esmaeel Mehrabi. 1 hour 36 minutes, cert PG 12A. Romantic Comedy, Iran 100% Rotten Tomatoes.

70-year-old Mahin is widowed, and lonely. She lives in Iran, where women’s rights are heavily curtailed, and she is not supposed to have any lingering desires. However by chance she meets someone who makes her feel young again, restoring the spark she thought she’d lost – and she decides to live out her fantasies in spite of the repressive regime…. This delightful and romantic film will make you laugh: “wonderfully sweet and funny” (The Guardian) but has a serious element too. Both the directors were imprisoned by the Iranian regime as a result and banned from attending their own World Premiere in Berlin – so we encourage you to make the most of your freedom and join us…