Post by: AngelOfThyNight on February 26, 2026, 05:01:50 PM
Hasan Hadi's debut feature film is a neorealist look at how life under Saddam Hussein and sanctions in 1990s Iraq destroyed children's innocence.
The President's Cake, in the role of nine-year-old Lamia, who is tasked with baking a birthday cake for Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.'/>Hasan Hadi's debut feature film is a neorealist look at how life under Saddam Hussein and sanctions in 1990s Iraq destroyed children's innocence.
Source: Iraqi film draws on Saddam-era childhood in tale of life under dictatorship (https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5596119/hasan-hadi-the-presidents-cake-interview)