The President’s Cake

Drama 105 min
FilmColumbia 2025
Sunday, October 19
2:30pm
Crandell Theatre

Play

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.

language
Arabic (with English subtitles)
distributor
Sony Pictures Classics