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The President's Cake

While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year-old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar. Accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way.

Original title: The President's Cake
Genre: Drama
Director: Hasan Hadi
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, Abdelkarim Jasim, Maytham Mreidi, Nadia Rashak, Ali Khalaf, Mahmoud Mazen Lazen, Aqeel Wadi, Ali Saddam Najem, Mohammad Qasem, Raed Harbi Abdeljalil, Elaf Mohamed
Country: United States of America
Studios: Maiden Voyage Pictures, Missing Piece Films, Spark Features, Working Barn Productions
Language: en
Year: 2026
Duration: 106
Release date: 2026-01-22
TMDB: 7.400 · 125 votes
Status: Released