PMA Films: The President’s Cake

Directed by Hasan Hadi. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. In Arabic with English subtitles. 

While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, the President 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 and prepare the mandatory cake in The President's Cake.