The President's Cake

The President's Cake

2026
1h 46m
7.4

7.4/10

119 votes • View on IMDb
Drama
Overview

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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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 January 22, 2026
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt36580119
Website Visit Site

Cast

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef
Baneen Ahmed Nayyef

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