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‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Warm and Heart-Tugging Tale Sends Dutiful Kids on an Odyssey in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
Stay at a film festival long enough, and you will eventually notice certain shared themes and connective tissues between ...
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: First-Time Iraqi Director Hasan Hadi Delivers One Of The Fest’s Genuine Gems – Cannes Film Festival
A review of Cannes Film Festival Directors Fortnight entry The President's Cake which is the first film from Iraq ...
Films Boutique Delivers ‘The President’s Cake’ to Multiple Territories After Cannes Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Films Boutique has sold Hasan Hadi’s “The President's Cake, which had its world premiere in Directors' Fortnight, to multiple ...
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Poignant Realist Fable Follows Two Schoolchildren Under Saddam Hussein’s Regime
Cannes: In his debut feature, Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi wisely prioritizes character and story, letting brutal dictatorship ...
Cannes 2025 | The President’s Cake Review: Iraq’s First-Ever Selection An Instant Classic
Hasan Hadi’s heartfelt Directors’ Fortnight title follows a schoolgirl chosen to make Saddam Hussein’s birthday cake ...
Hasan Hadi, Director of ‘The President's Cake,' on the Journey of Making Iraq's First Film at Cannes
Iraqi director Hasan Hadi's debut feature, "The President's Cake," which screens in Directors’ Fortnight, is the first film ...
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“Working with Non-Actors, Children, Animals, Crowds and on Water”: Hasan Hadi on Cannes 2025 Premiere The President’s Cake
According to Iraqi director Hasan Hadi, that’s a story worth salvaging from Saddam Hussein’s reign that, along with the ...
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: An Iraqi Schoolgirl’s Odyssey Among Grown-ups Is a Tragicomic Gem
Iraq and premiering in Directors’ Fortnight, Hasan Hadi’s debut feature revolves around a third-grader on a mission to ...
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Iraqi filmmaker makes Cannes debut with moving tale of childhood under sanctions
Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, said that economic embargoes ...
In Cannes Premiere ‘The President’s Cake,’ a 9-Year-Old Is Forced to Tribute Saddam Hussein on His Birthday — Watch Clip
Watch an exclusive clip from Hasan Hadi's 'The President's Cake,' premiering in the 2025 Cannes Directors' Fortnight.
Hasan Hadi's ‘The President's Cake' Sells to France and Benelux Ahead of World Premiere in Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Sales agency Films Boutique has closed two key territories on Iraqi writer/director Hasan Hadi's "The President's Cake" ahead of its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight during the Cannes Film ...