The President’s Cake (12A)
In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia is forced to find ingredients for a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein or face severe consequences.
Opening
Fri 13 Feb
Fri 13 Feb
While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday.
Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9 year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake or face the consequences.
- Director
- Hasan Hadi
- Cast
- Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet, Khreibat
- Duration
- 105 min
- Opening
- Fri 13 Feb
- Year
- 2025
- Country
- Iraq
- Language
- Arabic
- Subtitles
- English
Certificate: 12A
...a compassionate and winsome debut, packed with an unassuming punch.