A dark romantic comedy about love, which can blossom at any age and under any regime. Mahin, an older woman with a zest for life, refuses to accept her loneliness. Setting out in search of good fortune, she manages to find a man with a charming smile who, like her, also belongs to the last generation that still remembers life in Iran before the Islamic Revolution. Besides introducing audiences to a wonderfully endearing pair eager to imbibe life (and wine) to the fullest, the film – which began its journey by winning the FIPRESCI Award at the Berlinale – also juxtaposes the memories of the older generation with the theocratic reality of contemporary Iran.
Vít Kořínek
97 min / Color, DCP
Director Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
/ Screenplay Maryam Moghaddam, Behtash Sanaeeha
/ Dir. of Photography Mohammad Haddadi
/ Sound Hossein Ghoorchian
/ Editor Ata Mehrad, Behtash Sanaeeha, Ricardo Saraiva
/ Producer Gholamreza Mousavi
/ Production Filmsazan Javan
/ Coproduction Caracteres Productions, Hobab, Watchmen Productions
/ Cast Lily Farhadpour, Esmail Mehrabi
/ Sales Totem Films
Maryam Moghaddam. Filmography: Ballad of a White Cow (Ghasideh Gave Sefid, 2020), My Favourite Cake (Keyke mahboobe man, 2024). Behtash Sanaeeha. Filmography: Risk of Acid Rain (Ehtemal-s Baran-e Asidi, 2015), Ballad of a White Cow (Ghasideh Gave Sefid, 2020), My Favourite Cake (Keyke mahboobe man, 2024).
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