zo 17 mei 2026
While the people of Iraq in the 1990s struggle to survive amid war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein demands that every school in the country bake a cake to celebrate his birthday.
Nine-year-old Lamia is assigned to bring a cake to school for the president’s mandatory birthday celebration. Against a backdrop of crippling poverty and food shortages, she travels from the countryside to the city, desperately searching for the necessary ingredients.
SUNDAY MAY 17: CINEVERSE MEET-UP
New in town? Fond of arthouse film? Want to meet other internationals? Come to our monthly Cineverse meet-up! On May 17, we invite you to come and watch The President's Cake with us.
Our host of the evening, Kiriko Mechanicus, will introduce the film to us. Afterwards we move to the café to catch up, meet up, play a game, have a drink. You name it. We look forward to it!
And, a tip for all arthouse enthousiasts: Kiriko makes a filmpodcast called Celebrating Cinema - A LAB111 Podcast Platform together with Hugo Emmerzael.
- Land Iraq
- Jaar 2025
- Taal Arabic, English subtitles
- Regie Hadan Hadi
