PG-13

1 hour and 42 minutes

Drama

Arabic with English subtitles

CAST: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Waheeda Thabet, Sajad Mohamad Qasem

DIRECTED BY: Hasan Hadi

WRITTEN BY: Hasan Hadi

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.

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