The President's Cake

Name: The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-02-27
Duration: 6360000 s
Rating: 9.9
Cast: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat

Directed by Hasan Hadi

PG-13

2026 1h 46m[Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)

7.699%91%7.4

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.

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Baneen Ahmed NayyefLamia
Sajad Mohamad QasemSaeed
Waheed Thabet KhreibatBibi
Rahim AlHajJasim
Muthanna MalaghiMuthanna
Ahmad Qasem SaywanMusa
Thaer SalemMajdi
Fatima AbouharoonRahma
Mohammed RheimehIzzat
Rokia AlwadiHiyam
Abdelkarim JasimMalik
Maytham MreidiSaeed's Father
Nadia RashakSaeed's Mother
Ali KhalafClothing Seller
Mahmoud Mazen LazenBus Driver's Assistant
Aqeel WadiPolice Captain's Assistant
Ali Saddam NajemDrawing Officer
Mohammad QasemTruck Driver
Raed Harbi AbdeljalilNurse
Elaf MohamedSinger