The President's Cake — Official Trailer

Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Directed by Hasan Hadi

• 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

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