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Feature film — 2026

The President's Cake (2026)

7.41h 46mDrama

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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A high-signal pick with 121 votes.

Maiden Voyage Pictures / Missing Piece Films / Spark Features / Working Barn Productions

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Director: Hasan Hadi

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Cast & crew

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef as Lamia

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

T

Thaer Salem

Majdi

F

Fatima Abouharoon

Rahma

M

Mohammed Rheimeh

Izzat

R

Rokia Alwadi

Hiyam

A

Abdelkarim Jasim

Malik

M

Maytham Mreidi

Saeed's Father

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