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The President's Cake (2026)

★ 7.4 / 10118 ratingsMovie

Drama

Popularity 7.2

Overview

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.

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RELEASE DATE2026-01-22

CONTENT TYPEMovie

MOVIE SCREEN the-president-s-cake

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▶ Official UK Trailer [Subtitled] · Official ▶ Official Trailer [subtitled] · Official ▶ A schoolgirl must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein in THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE [Subtitled] · Official ▶ Extended Preview · Official ▶ "Through Young Eyes" with Writer-Director Hasan Hadi · Official ▶ Screenwriter and playwright Laith Elzubaidi reviews THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE · Official ▶ Dalia Al-Dujaili on THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE · Official ▶ Director Hasan Hadi on working with non-actors for THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE · Official ▶ Clip - Lamia and Saeed at a Bar · Official ▶ "The Perfect Recipe" with Writer-Director Hasan Hadi · Official ▶ BIFF2025 Trailer | The President's Cake | A Window on Asian Cinema

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Cast & Crew

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Top Cast

Baneen Ahmed NayyefLamia

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Sajad Mohamad QasemSaeed

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Waheed Thabet KhreibatBibi

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Rahim AlHajJasim

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Muthanna MalaghiMuthanna

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Ahmad Qasem SaywanMusa

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Thaer SalemMajdi

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Fatima AbouharoonRahma

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Mohammed RheimehIzzat

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Rokia AlwadiHiyam

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Abdelkarim JasimMalik

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Maytham MreidiSaeed's Father

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Nadia RashakSaeed's Mother

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Ali KhalafClothing Seller

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Mahmoud Mazen LazenBus Driver's Assistant

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Aqeel WadiPolice Captain's Assistant

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Ali Saddam NajemDrawing Officer

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Mohammad QasemTruck Driver

Key Crew

Hasan HadiDirector Hasan HadiWriter Ali Hadi Al-MusawiExecutive Producer Chris ColumbusExecutive Producer Chris StolteExecutive Producer Donna GruneichExecutive Producer Eleanor ColumbusExecutive Producer Eric RothExecutive Producer Haidar HakimSecond Assistant Director Heidi StolteExecutive Producer Huda Abbood Al-RadhiExecutive Producer Jonathan GardnerExecutive Producer Josh PetersExecutive Producer Julia Woolley ChatwinExecutive Producer Kareem MortimerExecutive Producer Kevin GruneichExecutive Producer

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