The President’s cake
07 October 2026 19:00
7th October at 7pm
Doors: at 6pm
Director: Hasan Hadi
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1 hour 45 mins
Starring: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Rahim AlHaj, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Certificate: 12A
Synopsis: While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President 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 and prepare the mandatory cake. With subtitles.