The President's Cake (2025)

Name: The President's Cake
Genre: Drama, History
Released: 2026-02-04T08:15:11+01:00
Rating: 3.5

Drama | 102 minutes

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Genre: Drama / History

Duration: 102 minuten

Alternative title: Mamlaket al-Qasab

Country: Iraq / United States / Qatar

Directed by: Hasan Hadi

Stars: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem and Waheed Thabet Khreibat

IMDb score: 7,7 (695)

Releasedate: 16 May 2025

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The President's Cake plot

Across Iraq, it’s the day that schools select students who will have the honor of bringing items to the mandatory local celebration of President Saddam Hussein’s birthday. Nine-year-old Lamia lives in the historic marshes with her feisty grandmother Bibi. For school, Bibi teaches Lamia clever tricks to avoid being chosen for the president’s cake. But when Musa, the authoritative teacher, calls Lamia’s name for the most challenging assignment—the birthday cake—she has no choice but to accept. Refusing could mean jail time or even death.