The President's Cake (2026)
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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 NayyefLamiaSajad Mohamad QasemSaeedWaheed Thabet KhreibatBibiRahim AlHajJasimMuthanna MalaghiMuthannaAhmad Qasem SaywanMusaThaer SalemMajdiFatima AbouharoonRahmaMohammed RheimehIzzatRokia AlwadiHiyamAbdelkarim JasimMalikMaytham MreidiSaeed's FatherMovie DNA
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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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The President's Cake has a runtime of 106 minutes.
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