Movie

The President's Cake

★ 7.4/10 · 111 votes 2026 1h 46m Released

Drama

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.

Cast

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef Lamia S Sajad Mohamad Qasem Saeed W Waheed Thabet Khreibat Bibi R Rahim AlHaj Jasim M Muthanna Malaghi Muthanna A Ahmad Qasem Saywan Musa