The President’s Cake

The President’s Cake (مملكة القصب)

Iraq + Rationing + Dictator’s Birthday

The Roxy / 15-Feb / 5:00PM

Director: Hasan Hadi

2025 / Iraq  / 105min / Historical Drama

Iraq’s submission for the 98th Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film, Cannes FF Camera d’Or

Nine-year-old Lamia’s name is drawn from a tin, sealing her fate: a celebratory cake must be baked for her teacher and classmates in honor of Saddam Hussain’s birthday. In equal measure, funny and poignant, the determined girl sets out to find rare goods: —flour, sugar, and eggs—in sanctioned Iraq. Cannes Film Festival Audience Winner