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The President's Cake

7.520261h 46m
PG-13
Released
Drama

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.

StatusReleased
Release Date2026-01-22
Runtime1h 46m
Languagesالعربية
CountriesUnited States of America
Revenue$4,084
Keywords
dictatorship
birthday cake
police arrest
counterfeit money
thoughtful
1990s
loss of family
depressing
tragic
saddam hussein

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Trailer
Official UK Trailer [Subtitled]

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Cast & Crew

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef

as Lamia

Sajad Mohamad Qasem

as Saeed

Waheed Thabet Khreibat

as Bibi

Rahim AlHaj

as Jasim

Muthanna Malaghi

as Muthanna

Ahmad Qasem Saywan

as Musa

Thaer Salem

as Majdi

Fatima Abouharoon

as Rahma

Mohammed Rheimeh

as Izzat

Rokia Alwadi

as Hiyam

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