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The President's Cake

Name: The President's Cake
Genre: Drama
Duration: 102 min
Cast: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, Muthanna Malaghi

2026102 minDrama

★ 7.4 / 10 TMDb rating · 111 votes

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IMDb: 7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 99%
Metacritic: 84/100

Awards

11 wins & 13 nominations total

OMDb · Sep 16, 2026

What is The President's Cake about?

While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein 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 for the mandatory cake or face the consequences.