The President's Cake

About the event

Sinopsis

Set in 1990s Iraq, The President’s Cake follows the adventures of Lamia, a nine-year-old girl who, with her rooster Hindi in tow, must obtain the ingredients to bake a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein.

Technical details

  • Country: Iraq
  • Year: 2025
  • Duration: 105 min.
  • Language: VOSE Arabic
  • Rating: NR -12
  • Direction and screenplay: Hasan Hadi
  • Cast: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj
  • Genre: Drama, 90s

Awards 🏆

Caméra d’Or for Best First Feature and Audience Award at the Directors’ Fortnight of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.

Practical information

The film programming offered by La Cinemateca Ambulante is selected by the Festival Internacional de Cine de Gijón/Xixón (Divertia Gijón S.A.).

Free admission until full capacity is reached.

Read more on www.laboralcinemateca.es
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