Sunday Movie Night at SOY – ‘The President’s Cake”
October 4 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The President’s Cake
2025 by Hasan Hadi
Set in rural Iraq during the Gulf War, it follows the nine-year-old Lamia (Baneen Ahmad Nayyef), who is chosen to bake a cake to celebrate Saddam Hussein’s birthday alongside her classmates.
The film premiered at the Directors’ Fortnight section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2025, winning both the Audience Award and the Caméra d’Or.
