The President’s Cake · 2025 ·
Movie Details
Production information
12 fields
Released
2025-12-26
Runtime
106 min
Genre
Drama
Director
Hasan Hadi
Writer
Hasan Hadi
Country
United States of America
Language
Arabic
Original Title
The President's Cake
Status
Released
Revenue
$4,084
Production
Maiden Voyage Pictures, Missing Piece Films, Spark Features, Working Barn Productions
Cast
Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, Muthanna Malaghi, Ahmad Qasem Saywan, Thaer Salem, Fatima Abouharoon, Mohammed Rheimeh, Rokia Alwadi
Storyline
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.
