US Premiere
Narrative Feature | Iraq/Qatar/USA | 2025 | Arabic | 105 minutes
In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia is selected to prepare a cake for her class to celebrate President Saddam Hussein’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity of basic ingredients, 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. Winner of the Cannes Camera D’Or and Audience Award, THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE is a standout debut feature from director Hasan Hadi that embodies innocence, imagination, and inner strength in the face of a tumultuous world. A Sony Pictures Classics release.
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