The President's Cake
- Hasan Hadi
- 2025
- 1h 42m
- Drama
Two awards at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, including the Camera d’Or for Best First Feature, for this year’s festival gem. An audience-friendly, bittersweet, and tender tragicomedy from Iraq that transforms childhood innocence into an act of resistance against political brutality.
Synopsis
The 1990s. Under Saddam Hussein’s strict dictatorship and the severe economic impact of international sanctions, a nine-year-old girl is chosen by her school to make the President’s mandatory birthday cake. A perilous task, carrying the risk of imprisonment or corporal punishment in case of failure. Will she succeed when she lacks even the most basic necessities?
Details
Director
Hasan Hadi
Cast
Baneen Ahmad Nayyef
,Waheed Thabet Khreibat
,Sajad Mohamad Qasem
,Muthanna Malaghi
,Ahmad Qasem Saywan
Language
Arabic
Also known as
Mamlaket al-qasab | Η Τούρτα του Προέδρου
Festival screenings
Cannes FF
,Athens IFF
Country
Iraq
,Qatar
,United States
Subtitles
Greek
Age rating
12+
Golden Camera
Cannes Film Festival
2025
Audience Award - Directors' Fortnight
Cannes Film Festival
2025
Audience Award
Athens International Film Festival
2025
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