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.

The President’s Cake (2026)

★ 7.4/10 January 22, 2026 106 min

Drama

Director: Hasan Hadi  ·  Writer: Hasan Hadi

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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Director

Hasan Hadi

Cast

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef Lamia Sajad Mohamad Qasem Saeed Waheed Thabet Khreibat Bibi Rahim AlHaj Jasim Muthanna Malaghi Muthanna Ahmad Qasem Saywan Musa Thaer Salem Majdi Fatima Abouharoon Rahma Mohammed Rheimeh Izzat Rokia Alwadi Hiyam Abdelkarim Jasim Malik Maytham Mreidi Saeed's Father