The President's Cake
The film is set in Iraq under President Saddam Hussein in the 1990s, after Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and during the period of economic sanctions by western countries that followed. Nine-year-old Lamia must gather ingredients to bake a mandatory cake to celebrate the president's birthday, or face punishment at her school. She is poor, and lives with her grandmother Bibi and her cockerel Hindi in the Mesopotamian Marshes.
| MPAA Rating: | NR |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Country: | Iraq, Qatar, United States |
| Directed By: | Hasan Hadi |
| Written By: | Hasan Hadi |
| Cast: | Mohammed Rheimeh, Fatima Abouharoon, Rokia Alwadi, Aqeel Wadi, Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Raed Harbi Abdeljalil, Ali Saddam Najem, Mohammad Qasem, Ahmad Qasem Saywan, Thaer Salem, Mahmoud Mazen Lazen, Maytham Mreidi, Ali Khalaf, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Abdelkarim Jasim, Muthanna Malaghi, Rahim AlHaj |
| In Theaters: | Feb 06, 2026 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Production: | Maiden Voyage Pictures, Missing Piece Films, Spark Features, Working Barn Productions |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
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