The President's Cake

Name: The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025-12-26
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, Muthanna Malaghi

Directed by Hasan Hadi

Drama

20251h 46m7.5

Overview

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.