New Directors Competition
The President’s Cake
Mamlaket Al-Qasab
direction Hasan Hadi
Iraq, USA, Qatar 2025 Fiction Colorido 102 min
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While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President requires each school in the country to prepare a cake to celebrate his birthday. Despite her efforts to avoid getting picked, 9-year-old Lamia is chosen among her classmates. The young girl must now use her wits
and imagination to gather ingredients and prepare the mandatory cake.
Winner of the Caméra d’Or for best debut film at the Cannes Film Festival and the audience award at the Directors’ Fortnight also at Cannes.
technical sheet
direction
Hasan Hadi
screenplay
Hasan Hadi
cinematography
Tudor Vladimir Panduru
editing
Andu Radu
sound
Tamas Zanyi
production design
Annmarie Tecu
cast
Baneen Ahmed Nayef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj
production
Leah Chen Baker
produced by
TPC Film
distribution
Sony Pictures
direção
horários de exibição
17/10
18:30
CINEMATECA SALA PETROBRAS
18/10
21:15
MULTIPLEX PLAYARTE MARABÁ - SALA 1
21/10
15:00
RESERVA CULTURAL - SALA 1
24/10
15:00
ESPAÇO PETROBRAS DE CINEMA SALA 1
indicative rating
14 years
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