The President's Cake

Name: The President's Cake
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-01-22
Duration: 1 h 46 min
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef

The President's Cake (2026)

Timing: 1:46 (106 min)

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Video for the film The President's Cake — Official UK Trailer [Subtitled]

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Release date

2026-01-22

Country

United States

Production

Maiden Voyage Pictures, Spark Features, Missing Piece Films, Working Barn Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

Box office

$4 084

Website

https://www.sonypictures.com/movies/thepresidentscake

Director

Hasan Hadi

Actors

Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, Muthanna Malaghi, Ahmad Qasem Saywan, Thaer Salem, Fatima Abouharoon, Mohammed Rheimeh, Rokia Alwadi
All actors and roles (10)

Scenario

Hasan Hadi

Producer

Leah Chen Baker, Eric Roth, Marielle Heller, Robina Riccitiello, Josh Peters, Eleanor Columbus, Chris Columbus, Chris Stolte, Heidi Stolte, Peter Richards

Camera operator

Tudor Vladimir Panduru

Composer

Artist

Anamaria Țecu, Ana Popa

Audition

Editing

Andu Radu
Whole Team (62)

Short description

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.