The President's Cake [mamlakat alqasab]

"The President’s Cake", directed by Hasan Hadi, is a poignant drama set in 1990s Iraq under Saddam Hussein. It follows nine-year-old Lamia, who is forced to bake a birthday cake for the president despite severe poverty and food shortages. As she searches for ingredients, her journey reveals the hardships, fear, and resilience of ordinary people living under an oppressive regime.