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The President's Cake (2026)
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Hasan Hadi gives a child's compulsory shopping errand a clear practical route through dictatorship and scarcity. Humour and danger share the frame without making Lamia a simple symbol. The 2025 feature debut, widely released in 2026 after its Cannes recognition, announces control of viewpoint rather than relying on a large production scale.
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About The President's Cake
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.