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The President's Cake / كعكة الرئيس
Director's bio
Hasan Hadi
Iraqi filmmaker based in New York. His short Swimsuit won awards at Urbanworld and was distributed by HBO Max. Recipient of Sundance/NHK Award (2022). Debut feature The President’s Cake (2025) premiered at Cannes. His work often explores Iraqi identity and survival
Synopsis
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
Details of Cast
Baneen Ahmad – Lamia; Nayyef Sajad; Mohamad Qasem
Details of Crew
Tudor Vladimir Panduru – Cinematography; Andu Radu – Editing
Producer Details
Leah Chen Baker; Maiden Voyage; Spark Features
Writer Details
Hasan Hadi
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Categories
- International Competition (14)
- Country Focus : Vietnam (5)
- Indian Cinema Now (7)
- Kaleidoscope (8)
- Malayalam Cinema Today (12)
- Spirit of Cinema (1)
- Signatures In Motion (4)
- Saeed Mirza Retrospective (3)
- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
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