The President’s Cake Unboxing

The President’s Cake proves that a simple premise can go a very long way. Following a young girl on a mission to bake a birthday cake for Saddam Hussein, the film quietly explores life under authoritarian rule through the eyes of a child, balancing gentle humour with genuine emotional weight. The President’s Cake is a warm, compassionate coming-of-age story that finds hope in the smallest acts of kindness and resilience, and is another incredible film in Curzon’s catalogue.

Synopsis

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.

Special Features

• Behind-the-scenes featurette
• Trailer

THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE is available on Blu-ray from Curzon