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

"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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New Trailers: STREET FIGHTER, THE MOMENT, SCARLET, ALPHA, THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE and MOSES THE BLACK

Today we have new trailers for:

• The upcoming video game adaptation "Street Fighter" directed by Kitao Sakurai ("Bad Trip") from a script by Dalan Musson ("Captain America: Brave New World"). The film stars Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Callina Liang, Joe "Roman Reigns" Anoa'i, David Dastmalchian, Cody Rhodes, Andrew Schulz, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson and Jason Momoa.
• The satirical mockumentary "The Moment" starring Charli XCX. The film marks the directorial debut of music video director Aidan Zamiri, who previously worked with Charli XCX on her videos "Guess" and "360". Zamiri co-wrote the film with former VICE and GQ reporter Bertie Brandes. The cast also includes Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Kylie Jenner, Trew Mullen, Isaac Cole Powell, Rachel Sennott and Rish Shah.
• The anime film "Scarlet" from acclaimed filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda ("Belle") and produced by Studio Chizu.
• The French body horror film "Alpha" from Julia Ducournau ("Titane"). The film stars Tahar Rahim, Golshifteh Farahani, Mélissa Boros, Emma Mackey, Finnegan Oldfield and Louai El Amrousy.
• The drama "The President's Cake" written and directed by Hasan Hadi. The film is Iraq's official submission to this year's Academy Awards.
• The crime drama "Moses the Black" starring Omar Epps, Wiz Khalifa, Quavo, and Chukwudi Iwuji . The film is written and directed by Yelena Popovic ("Man of God").

Watch all the new trailers after the jump.