Cast:Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Muthanna Malaghi, Ahmad Qasem Saywan, Maytham Mreidi, Rahim AlHaj, Thaer Salem, Ali Khalaf, Fatima Abouharoon, Mahmoud Mazen Lazen, Aqeel Wadi, Mohammed Rheimeh, Rokia Alwadi, Ali Saddam Najem, Abdelkarim Jasim, Mohammad Qasem, Raed Harbi Abdeljalil
Production:Doha Film Institute, Maiden Voyage Pictures, Missing Piece Films
Language:Arabic
Also Known As:El pastel del presidente, The President's Cake, Ein Kuchen für den Präsidenten, O Bolo do Presidente, Le gâteau du président, Η τούρτα του προέδρου, En kage til præsidenten, Diktaattorin kakku, Le Gâteau du Président, 總統的生日蛋糕, Az elnök tortája, La torta del presidente, 大統領のケーキ, Tortas diktatoriui, En kake til presidenten, Tort dla prezydenta, Президентский торт, Predsednikova torta, La tarta del presidente, Diktatorns tårta, 總統的蛋糕, Başkanın Pastası
Synopsis
It's "draw day" across Iraq, when schools select students for the honour of bringing items to their mandatory local celebrations of President Saddam Hussein's birthday. Nine-year-old Lamia lives in the historic marshes with her spirited grandmother, Bibi. Before school, Bibi teaches Lamia clever tricks to avoid being chosen for the president's cake. However, when Musa, the authoritative teacher, calls Lamia's name for the most challenging task--the birthday cake--she has no choice but to accept. Refusing could mean imprisonment or even death.
