Film
The President’s Cake (Mamlaket al-qasab)

While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President 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 (Baneen Ahmed Nayyef) is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake.

In Arabic with subtitles

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Key People:

Director: Hasan Hadi

Writer: Hasan Hadi

Cinematography: Tudor Vladimir Panduru

Production Design: Anamaria Tecu

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