The President's Cake

While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year-old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar. Accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way.

Directed by Hasan Hadi

Videos

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TrailerOfficial UK Trailer [Subtitled]TrailerOfficial Trailer [subtitled]TeaserA schoolgirl must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein in THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE [Subtitled]ClipExtended PreviewClipClip - Lamia and Saeed at a BarClipBIFF2025 Trailer | The President's Cake | A Window on Asian CinemaFeaturette"Through Young Eyes" with Writer-Director Hasan HadiFeaturetteScreenwriter and playwright Laith Elzubaidi reviews THE PRESIDENT'S CAKEFeaturetteDalia Al-Dujaili on THE PRESIDENT'S CAKEFeaturetteDirector Hasan Hadi on working with non-actors for THE PRESIDENT'S CAKEFeaturette"The Perfect Recipe" with Writer-Director Hasan Hadi

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Cast

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef

Lamia

Sajad Mohamad Qasem

Saeed

Waheed Thabet Khreibat

Bibi

Rahim AlHaj

Jasim

Muthanna Malaghi

Muthanna

Ahmad Qasem Saywan

Musa

Thaer Salem

Majdi

Fatima Abouharoon

Rahma

Mohammed Rheimeh

Izzat

Rokia Alwadi

Hiyam

Abdelkarim Jasim

Malik

Maytham Mreidi

Saeed's Father

Nadia Rashak

Saeed's Mother

Ali Khalaf

Clothing Seller

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