The President’s Cake

In the 1990s Sadam Hussein forced his citizens to bake him cakes for his national birthday celebrations. But how could Iraqis possibly fulfill his imposed wishes during UN-sanctioned food shortages that included flour, butter, and sugar? With grit and determination one little girl finds an answer. Hasan Hadi won Cannes’ prestigious Camera d’Or for his tragicomic first feature about making an impossible dessert.