The President's Cake

Overview

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.

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Cast and crew

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  Baneen Ahmed NayyefLamia

• S

  Sajad Mohamad QasemSaeed

• W

  Waheed Thabet KhreibatBibi

• R

  Rahim AlHajJasim

• M

  Muthanna MalaghiMuthanna

• A

  Ahmad Qasem SaywanMusa

• T

  Thaer SalemMajdi

• F

  Fatima AbouharoonRahma

• M

  Mohammed RheimehIzzat

• R

  Rokia AlwadiHiyam

• A

  Abdelkarim JasimMalik

• M

  Maytham MreidiSaeed's Father

• N

  Nadia RashakSaeed's Mother

• A

  Ali KhalafClothing Seller

• M

  Mahmoud Mazen LazenBus Driver's Assistant

• A

  Aqeel WadiPolice Captain's Assistant

• A

  Ali Saddam NajemDrawing Officer

• M

  Mohammad QasemTruck Driver

Director

Hasan Hadi

Writer

Hasan Hadi

Cinematography

Tudor Vladimir Panduru