In 1990s Iraq, nine-year-old Lamia must bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.
Cast
Banin Ahmad Nayef
Lamia
Sajad Mohamad Qasem
Saeed
Waheed Thabet Khreibat
Bibi
Rahim AlHaj
Jasim
Muthanna Malaghi
Muthanna
Ahmad Qasem Saywan
Musa
Thaer Salem
Majdi
Fatima Abouharoon
Rahma
Mohammed Rheimeh
Izzat
Rokia Alwadi
Hiyam
Abdelkarim Jasim
Malik
Maytham Mreidi
Saeed's Father
Nadia Rashak
Saeed's Mother
Ali Khalaf
Clothing Seller
Mahmoud Mazen Lazen
Bus Driver's Assistant
Aqeel Wadi
Police Captain's Assistant
Ali Saddam Najem
Drawing Officer
Mohammad Qasem
Truck Driver
Raed Harbi Abdeljalil
Nurse
Elaf Mohamed
Singer
Ahmed Al-Hayali
Oud Musician
Al-Hassan Adnan
Nay Musician
Mohammed Ammar
Percussionist
Ahmad Hameed Ahmad
Watch Seller
Haidar Jamal Jaber
Cake Clerk
Aqeel Al Shamri
Flour Worker
Tayseer Ibrahim Radi Butche
Butcher
Crew
Hasan Hadi
Director, Writer
Andu Radu
Editor
Tudor Vladimir Panduru
Director of Photography
Eric Roth
Executive Producer
Marielle Heller
Executive Producer
Robina Riccitiello
Executive Producer
Josh Peters
Executive Producer
Eleanor Columbus
Executive Producer
Chris Columbus
Executive Producer
Chris Stolte
Executive Producer
Heidi Stolte
Executive Producer
Peter Richards
Executive Producer
Donna Gruneich
Executive Producer
Kevin Gruneich
Executive Producer
Julia Woolley Chatwin
Executive Producer
Naia Cucukov
Executive Producer
Jonathan Gardner
Executive Producer
Veronica C. Baker
Executive Producer
Kareem Mortimer
Executive Producer
Huda Abbood Al-Radhi
Executive Producer
Ali Hadi Al-Musawi
Executive Producer
Leah Chen Baker
Producer
Yanal Kassay
Co-Producer
Anamaria Țecu
Production Design
Tamás Zányi
Sound Designer
Jonathan Ayala Colon
Sound Mixer
José Carlos Valencia
Boom Operator