# The President's Cake (2025) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Hasan Hadi
- **Cast:** Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, Muthanna Malaghi
- **Genres:** Drama
- **Runtime:** 106 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.7/10 (626 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇬🇧 UK — until January 3
- 🇮🇪 Ireland — until January 3

## Also streaming on
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong: Netflix
- 🇮🇩 Indonesia: Netflix
- 🇮🇳 India: Netflix
- 🇲🇾 Malaysia: Netflix
- 🇸🇬 Singapore: Netflix
- 🇹🇭 Thailand: Netflix
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan: Netflix

## Synopsis
While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein 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 for the mandatory cake or face the consequences.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/the-president-s-cake

Page: https://mubimap.com/film/the-president-s-cake/ · Data: MUBI catalog (42 countries) + TMDB · Updated 2026-09-10