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Winner of the International Critics’ Award at the Berlinale, this drama tells the story of a 70-year-old Iranian widow who, long accustomed to a solitary existence, meets a divorced taxi driver of the same age and the same defiant attitude that challenges social norms. After Ballad of a White Cow (Best New Director at the Seminci), the filmmaking duo Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha provide an intimate glimpse into the realities of women in a country where they are constantly under scrutiny and denied pleasure. This late-in-life romance, steeped in comic flair, explores loneliness and ageing, highlighting both the joys and absurdities of life, under the undeniable maxim that the personal is political. A fantastic Lili Farhadpour (writer, journalist and women’s rights activist) puts the icing on this delicious yet subversive cake.