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The President's Cake

  • New Plaza Cinema 35 West 67th Street New York, NY, 10023 United States (map)

1h 45m

PG-13

About the film

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 is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake in THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE

Credits

Producer: Leah Chen Baker, Yanal Kassay

Director: Hasan Hadi

Actor: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Rahim AlHaj, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat

Screenwriter: Hasan Hadi

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