In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.
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Hasan Hadi is an Iraqi writer and director. His short 'Swinnsuit' won an Oscar-qualifying award at Urbanworld and received distribution from HBO Max. Hasan's recognitions include the Tisch Dean's Fellowship, the Gotham-Marcie Bloom Fellowship, the Black Family Production Prize, the Sloan Foundation Production Award, and the BAFTA Newcomers Program. Hasan is a 2022 Sundance Institute Screenwriting and Directing Fellow and the recipient of the 2022 Sundance Institute/NHK Award and SFFILM Rainin Grant for his feature debut. He also worked as an adjunct professor at NYU's Graduate Film Program and was the recipient of Black Family Short Film Award.
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(as Baneen Ahmed Nayyef)
(as Waheeda Thabet)
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Country: Iraq
Language: Arabic
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Genre: Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 1h 45m