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 The President's Cake begins with a shocking fact: despite widespread poverty and food shortages caused by UN-backed sanctions, Saddam Hussein demanded that the entire Iraqi people celebrate his birthday. Such narcissism is enough to leave you speechless. Screenwriter and director Hasan Hadi uses it as the foundation for a story brimming with emotion and political relevance. Lamia (Beneen Ahmed Nayyef) is a nine-year-old girl who lives with her elderly grandmother. At school, she is chosen to bake the class cake for Hussein's birthday. This presents a problem, as it requires eggs, flour, and sugar—supplies that are hard to come by, and even harder to come by when you don't have any money. Lamia sneaks into town with her friend, the sticky-finger Saeed, to beg, borrow, or steal the necessary supplies. The process proves more difficult than anticipated. Director: Hasan Hadi Writer: Hasan Hadi Stars: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem What happens...