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THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE
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Wednesday October 14
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Cine Bacco
Hernandez Macias 59, Centro
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Event Description
🎬 CINE BACCO ART FILMS & CONCERTS presents:
📅 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14TH
Screenings: 3:30PM • 6:00PM • 8:00PM
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE – IRAQ/USA/QATAR, 2025 – 1h45 drama
DIR: Hasan Hadi
CAST: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheeda Thabet Khreibat
In 1990s Iraq, under sanctions and scarcity, 9-year-old Lamia is selected to bake a compulsory birthday cake for Saddam Hussein. She sets out through the city with her grandmother and her pet rooster, hunting for flour, sugar, and eggs. Hadi shoots on film with a neorealist eye, and newcomer Baneen Ahmed Nayyef carries the film with a straightforward honesty. Winner of the Camera d'Or and Directors' Fortnight Audience Award at Cannes 2025; Iraq's official submission for the Academy Awards.
All films with English (3:30 & 6:00) & Spanish subtitles (8:00pm)
🥂 Entrance 150 pesos, includes one drink
📍 Hernandez Macias 59
📞 Info: 415 133 5190, subscribe www.cinebacco.org
📅 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14TH
Screenings: 3:30PM • 6:00PM • 8:00PM
THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE – IRAQ/USA/QATAR, 2025 – 1h45 drama
DIR: Hasan Hadi
CAST: Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheeda Thabet Khreibat
In 1990s Iraq, under sanctions and scarcity, 9-year-old Lamia is selected to bake a compulsory birthday cake for Saddam Hussein. She sets out through the city with her grandmother and her pet rooster, hunting for flour, sugar, and eggs. Hadi shoots on film with a neorealist eye, and newcomer Baneen Ahmed Nayyef carries the film with a straightforward honesty. Winner of the Camera d'Or and Directors' Fortnight Audience Award at Cannes 2025; Iraq's official submission for the Academy Awards.
All films with English (3:30 & 6:00) & Spanish subtitles (8:00pm)
🥂 Entrance 150 pesos, includes one drink
📍 Hernandez Macias 59
📞 Info: 415 133 5190, subscribe www.cinebacco.org
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