The Entertainment Factor: THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE / MAMLAKET AL-QASAB (2025) - Trailers, Clips, Featurettes, Images and Posters

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"The President's Cake" is a drama written and directed by Hasan Hadi in his directorial debut. Set in 1990s Iraq, the film follows 9-year-old Lamia who must bake President Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails. The cast includes Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat and Rahim AlHaj.

The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival in the Director's Fortnight section, where it won the Audience Award and the Caméra d'Or. It also made the December shortlist for the Best International Feature Film Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards, but failed to secure a nomination. It was also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards.

"The President's Cake" was released in select theaters on February 6, 2026 in the US, and on April 7th it was released on digital platforms.

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"While people across 1990's Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President's birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar. Accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way. The President's Cake, Winner of the Camera D'Or and Audience Award at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and the Official Iraq Entry for the Best International Film Academy Award 2025, embodies innocence, imagination, and inner strength."