The President's Cake

The President's Cake

Mamlaket al-qasab
🎞️ Movie 105 min US
IMDb TMDb Drama
★ 7.6 /10 2025

In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.

Cast

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Baneen Ahmad Nayyef
Lamia
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Waheed Thabet Khreibat
Bibi
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Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Saeed
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Muthanna Malaghi
Muthanna
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Ahmad Qasem Saywan
Musa
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Maytham Mreidi
Saeed's Father
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Rahim AlHaj
Jasim
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Thaer Salem
Majdi
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Ali Khalaf
Clothing Seller
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Fatima Abouharoon
Rahma
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Tudor Vladimir Panduru
Cinematographer

🎬 Videos

Official UK Trailer [Subtitled]
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Trailer
Official UK Trailer [Subtitled]
A schoolgirl must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein in THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE [Subtitled]
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Teaser
A schoolgirl must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein in THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE [Subtitled]
Official Teaser [Subtitled]
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Teaser
Official Teaser [Subtitled]
Extended Preview
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Clip
Extended Preview
"Through Young Eyes" with Writer-Director Hasan Hadi
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Featurette
"Through Young Eyes" with Writer-Director Hasan Hadi
Screenwriter and playwright Laith Elzubaidi reviews THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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Featurette
Screenwriter and playwright Laith Elzubaidi reviews THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
Dalia Al-Dujaili on THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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Featurette
Dalia Al-Dujaili on THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
Director Hasan Hadi on working with non-actors for THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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Featurette
Director Hasan Hadi on working with non-actors for THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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