The President's Cake

Name: The President's Cake
Director: Hasan Hadi
Genre: Drama
Released: 2025

2025

IMDb

Hasan Hadi

2025·PG-13·

IQ,

United States

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Drama Indie World

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.

Cast

Baneen Ahmad Nayyef·Muthanna Malaghi·Waheed Thabet Khreibat·Sajad Mohamad Qasem

Producers

Ali Hadi Al-Musawi·Huda Abbood Al-Radhi·Leah Chen Baker·Veronica C. Baker·Julia Woolley Chatwin

Languages

Arabic

Major Awards

2 wins · 1 nomination

Wins (2)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Golden Camera

Hasan Hadi

Cannes Film Festival (2025)

Directors' Fortnight Audience Award

Hasan Hadi

Nominations (1)

Best Director

Directors Guild of America, USA (2026)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

Hasan Hadi