The President's Cake

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

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  Baneen Ahmed Nayyef
  Lamia

• S

  Sajad Mohamad Qasem
  Saeed

• W

  Waheed Thabet Khreibat
  Bibi

• R

  Rahim AlHaj
  Jasim

• M

  Muthanna Malaghi
  Muthanna

• A

  Ahmad Qasem Saywan
  Musa

• T

  Thaer Salem
  Majdi

• F

  Fatima Abouharoon
  Rahma

• M

  Mohammed Rheimeh
  Izzat

• R

  Rokia Alwadi
  Hiyam

• A

  Abdelkarim Jasim
  Malik

• M

  Maytham Mreidi
  Saeed's Father

• N

  Nadia Rashak
  Saeed's Mother

• A

  Ali Khalaf
  Clothing Seller

• M

  Mahmoud Mazen Lazen
  Bus Driver's Assistant

• A

  Aqeel Wadi
  Police Captain's Assistant

• A

  Ali Saddam Najem
  Drawing Officer

• M

  Mohammad Qasem
  Truck Driver