The President's Cake

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Drama
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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.

Keywords

thoughtful
tragic
depressing
1990s
loss of family
saddam hussein
dictatorship
birthday cake
counterfeit money
police arrest

Details

Status: Released
Release date: January 22, 2026
Original language: Arabic
Spoken languages: arabic
Countries: United States of America, Iraq, Qatar
Production: Maiden Voyage Pictures,Spark Features,Working Barn Productions,Missing Piece Films,Maiden Voyage Pictures, Missing Piece Films, Spark Features, Working Barn Productions
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: $4,084
IMDb: tt36580119