Az elnök tortája (Csortos)
Mamlaket al-qasab
Iraqi drama, 105 min, 2025
in Arabic, with Hungarian subtitles
Program
Current events
Director: Hasan Hadi
Cast: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem
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.
Awards: In 2025, it won the Golden Camera Award for Best First Feature Film at the Cannes Film Festival
Premier: 2026.04.02.
Distributor: bubbling under
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