While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake, sending her to the city in order to get what she needs. Hasan Hadi’s THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE is a tender and moving story of life during wartime.

In Arabic with English subtitles