The President's Cake
2025 · Movie · PG-13 · 106 min · ★ 7.4
Amid war and food shortages in 1990s Iraq, a mandatory school tradition forces every classroom to prepare a cake for the president’s birthday. When a 9-year-old is selected, she must improvise, gather ingredients, and keep going under mounting pressure.
Also known as Kingdom of Reeds
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Details
- Years
- 2025
- Release date
- 2025-12-26
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 106 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.4/10 (82 votes)
About
You’ll likely like this if you enjoy heartfelt stories of resilience under authoritarian pressure and scarcity, delivered with a satirical edge; Not for you if you prefer light, escapist entertainment, or if you want something similar to Detachment or Hard Truths but less intense.
Pros: emotionally stirring story; political satire; standout child performances | Cons: heavy subject matter; tense stakes
Themes
- dictatorship
- birthday cake
- police arrest
- counterfeit money
- thoughtful
- 1990s
- loss of family
- depressing
- tragic
- saddam hussein
Cast & crew
Baneen Ahmed Nayyef
as Lamia
- SQ
Sajad Mohamad Qasem
as Saeed
- WK
Waheed Thabet Khreibat
as Bibi
- RA
Rahim AlHaj
as Jasim
- MM
Muthanna Malaghi
as Muthanna
- AS
Ahmad Qasem Saywan
as Musa
- TS
Thaer Salem
as Majdi
- FA
Fatima Abouharoon
as Rahma
- MR
Mohammed Rheimeh
as Izzat
- RA
Rokia Alwadi
as Hiyam
Directed by Hasan Hadi