Maryam Moghaddam and Behtash Sanaeeha wave from their Tehran living room: prisoners on a two-seater sofa. Outside Iran, the couple are film-makers with a growing reputation. Their new work as co-directors, My Favourite Cake, screened to high praise at this year’s Berlin film festival. Then came a successful German release. Now, the movie is coming out in the UK.
But the couple have experienced it all from this apartment, amid their bookshelves, kitchen and bathroom. We speak over Zoom, because we have to. Facing criminal charges related to the film, they are banned from leaving the country.
