The President's Cake

The President's Cake

2025
1h 46m
7.5

7.5/10

62 votes • View on IMDb
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.

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Status: Released

Revenue: $4,084

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Maiden Voyage Pictures Missing Piece Films Spark Features Working Barn Productions
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
Arabic

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date December 26, 2025
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt36580119

Cast

Banin Ahmad Nayef
Banin Ahmad Nayef

Lamia

Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Sajad Mohamad Qasem

Saeed

Waheed Thabet Khreibat
Waheed Thabet Khreibat

Bibi

Rahim AlHaj
Rahim AlHaj

Jasim

Muthanna Malaghi
Muthanna Malaghi

Muthanna

Ahmad Qasem Saywan
Ahmad Qasem Saywan

Musa

Thaer Salem
Thaer Salem

Majdi

Fatima Abouharoon
Fatima Abouharoon

Rahma

Mohammed Rheimeh
Mohammed Rheimeh

Izzat

Rokia Alwadi
Rokia Alwadi

Hiyam

Abdelkarim Jasim
Abdelkarim Jasim

Malik

Maytham Mreidi
Maytham Mreidi

Saeed's Father

Key Crew

Hasan Hadi
Director
Hasan Hadi
Writer
Leah Chen Baker
Producer
Eric Roth
Executive Producer
Marielle Heller
Executive Producer
Robina Riccitiello
Executive Producer
Josh Peters
Executive Producer
Eleanor Columbus
Executive Producer