Ein Kuchen für den Präsidenten

In the organizer's words:

Iraq/USA/Qatar 2025, 105 min., German, FSK from 6, director: Hasan Hadi, with: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet and others.

Although Iraq suffers from poverty and hunger in the 1990s, the dictator Saddam Hussein orders all schools to bake a cake in honor of his birthday. 9-year-old Lamia is drawn by lot to bake the cake for her school. The clever girl begins an odyssey through the nearest big city to get the ingredients for the cake. She has to make it, otherwise her family will face severe punishment. Audience Award in Cannes.

Tue 16.06. + Wed 17.06.26