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The President's Cake

Name: The President's Cake
Released: 2025

2025

In 1990s Iraq, as families struggle through war and shortages, every school is ordered to bake a cake for Saddam Hussein's birthday, and a resourceful nine-year-old girl scours her impoverished town for the impossible ingredients. A poignant, tender drama.

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Part of 10 Essential Iraqi Films

This film is stop 1 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Iraq. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Iraq in the 196 country film challenge.