In September 2023, when the directors of the film tried to travel to Paris for post-production of this film, their passports were confiscated by the Iranian government.
Because of this, they were also not allowed to go to the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where their film was selected to participate in the main competition.
Because of this, they were also not allowed to go to the 74th Berlin International Film Festival where their film was selected to participate in the main competition.
The filmmakers and actors are by February 2025 on trial for the making of this movie.
Due to the directors not being allowed to leave Iran, the film was represented by the film's lead actors, Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha. Before the screening, the actors brought a statement and a photo of the director couple. The statement were read by Maryam Moghaddam saying:
"We have come to believe that it is no longer possible to tell the story of an Iranian woman while obeying strict laws such as the mandatory hijab. Women for whom the red lines prevent the depiction of their true lives, as full human beings. This time, we decided to cross all of the restrictive red lines, and accept the consequences of our choice to paint a real picture of Iranian women - images that have been banned in Iranian cinema ever since the Islamic Revolution...
My Favourite Cake is a film made in praise of life. This is a story based on the reality of the everyday lives of middle-class women in Iran, a close look at a woman's solitude as she enters her golden years. A vision of the reality of women's lives which has not often been told. It is a story that is contrary to the common image of Iranian women, and similar to the life stories of many lonely people on this planet, about savoring the short, sweet moments in life...
Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly dedicate our premiere screening to the honorable and brave women of our country who have moved to the front lines of the fight for social change, who are attempting to tear down the walls of outdated and fossilized beliefs, and who sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom."
"We have come to believe that it is no longer possible to tell the story of an Iranian woman while obeying strict laws such as the mandatory hijab. Women for whom the red lines prevent the depiction of their true lives, as full human beings. This time, we decided to cross all of the restrictive red lines, and accept the consequences of our choice to paint a real picture of Iranian women - images that have been banned in Iranian cinema ever since the Islamic Revolution...
My Favourite Cake is a film made in praise of life. This is a story based on the reality of the everyday lives of middle-class women in Iran, a close look at a woman's solitude as she enters her golden years. A vision of the reality of women's lives which has not often been told. It is a story that is contrary to the common image of Iranian women, and similar to the life stories of many lonely people on this planet, about savoring the short, sweet moments in life...
Ladies and gentlemen, we proudly dedicate our premiere screening to the honorable and brave women of our country who have moved to the front lines of the fight for social change, who are attempting to tear down the walls of outdated and fossilized beliefs, and who sacrifice their lives to achieve freedom."
Iranians can by February 2025 only watch this movie through illegal downloads or pirated versions shared on encrypted messaging services.
After the deaths by the Iranian government killing of, according to human rights groups, hundreds of Iranians because of the protest movement following the death of Mahsa Amini, the filmmakers stopped shooting the film fearing reprisals. After a meeting two days later they agreed moving on despite possible consequences given by Iran's Islamic regime.
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