Movie · 106 min · drm
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.
Where to watch The President's Cake
Available on 3 platforms across 3 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 4 countries, best placed at #232 in Greece.
Available languages
Audio: Arabic
Subtitles: Bulgarian, Czech, English, Estonian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese
Chart history
The President's Cake has spent 0 days in a top 3, 1 days in a top 10 and 6 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #4.
Cast
Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, Muthanna Malaghi, Ahmad Qasem Saywan, Thaer Salem, Fatima Abouharoon, Mohammed Rheimeh, Rokia Alwadi, Abdelkarim Jasim, Maytham Mreidi, Nadia Rashak, Ali Khalaf, Mahmoud Mazen Lazen, Aqeel Wadi, Ali Saddam Najem, Mohammad Qasem
Crew
Hasan Hadi (director,writer), Leah Chen Baker (producer)