Mahin lives alone in Tehran since her husband’s death and her daughter’s departure for Europe, until an afternoon tea with friends leads her to break her solitary routine and revitalize her love life.
Lily Farhadpour
Mahin
Esmaeel Mehrabi
Faramarz
Mansoureh Ilkhani
Puran
Soraya Orang
Mahin's Friend
Homa Mottahedin
Mahin's Friend
Sima Esmaeili
Mahin's Friend
Aman Rahimi
Old Man in the Restaurant
Azim Mashhadi
Old Man in the Restaurant
Saeed Payamipour
Old Man in the Restaurant
Asghar Nejad
Old Man in the Restaurant
Mehdi Pilehvari
Moral Police
Mohammad Heidari
Young Taxi Driver
Khosro Abbasi
Park's Janitor
Mozafar Esmaeili
Gardener
Melika Pazouki
Young Girl in the Park
Amir Hossein Esfandiari
Hotel's Waiter
Shahin Karimi
Taxi Agency's Manager
Saeed Lashgarou
Restaurant's Cashier
Mohammad Ali Babajani
Driver
Amir Azarmian
Man in the Bakery
Batool Moazzezi
Taxi Passenger
Meraj Abtahi
Young Boy in the Park
Sahar Farahani
Moral Police
Director, Writer
Behtash Sanaeeha
Director, Writer
Maryam Moghaddam
September 22, 2024
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"Mahin" (Lili Farhadpour) is a lonely, widowed, retired nurse who has lived by herself for many years, when she happens to overhear a conversation in the government run pensioner's cafe that points out that taxi driver "Faramarz" (Esmaeel Mehrabi) is also single. She quite quickly determines to track him down and next thing she is in his cab. It's not like she's a cougar nor he a womaniser - they are just two older people who click at the idea of something a bit "extra" at the end of their rain soaked day. The largest bottle of wine you've ever seen is duly produced and, well you can guess what's on the cards. Except? Well you can also guess that things are not going to go to plan either - and we are given a few subtle clues along the way to manage our expectations as this really quite entertainingly mischievous story develops. Farhadpour is really engaging as she charms her new beau and there's a lovely, soft, chemistry between the two as most of the plot unfolds in her house as they take care not to involve the dreaded morality police who might arrive and punish them - even at their advanced age - for being alone in her home together! Indeed, what also helps this work is the gentle way in which it makes some pretty hefty points. About age, assumptions about age - true, but it also takes a broader look at a society that still treats women as less free citizens thanks their testicled counterparts. Most of all thought it's really quite funny and delivers us a message of confidence, shyness, optimism and hope tempered with some dark humour - especially at the end. I'm not quite sure she could have baked the cake in quite the timeline offered, but it did look tasty!
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Persian
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