The President's Cake (2025)

It's "draw day" across Iraq, when schools select students for the honour of bringing items to their mandatory local celebrations of President Saddam Hussein's birthday. Nine-year-old Lamia lives in the historic marshes with her spirited grandmother, Bibi. Before school, Bibi teaches Lamia clever tricks to avoid being chosen for the president's cake. However, when Musa, the authoritative teacher, calls Lamia's name for the most challenging task--the birthday cake--she has no choice but to accept. Refusing could mean imprisonment or even death.

Hasan Hadi

Hasan Hadi

Abdelkarim Jasim Ahmad Qasem Saywan Ali Khalaf Ali Saddam Najem Aqeel Wadi Baneen Ahmad Nayyef Fatima Abouharoon Hasan Hadi Mahmoud Mazen Lazen Maytham Mreidi Mohammad Qasem Mohammed Rheimeh Muthanna Malaghi Raed Harbi Abdeljalil Rahim AlHaj Rokia Alwadi Sajad Mohamad Qasem Thaer Salem Waheed Thabet Khreibat