Iraq, United States, Qatar 2025Language:ArabicSubtitles:GermanDirector:Hasan HadiWriter:Hasan HadiCinematographer:Tudor Vladimir PanduruEditor:Andu RaduSound:Tamas ZanyiWith:Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHajProducer:Leah Chen BakerProduction Company:TPC Film LLCDistributor:Vuelta Germany105 min, Colour

While people across 1990s Iraq struggle to survive the war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein 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 for the mandatory cake or face the consequences. With only two days' time, the support of her classmate Saeed and accompanied by her rooster Hindi, she embarks to the nearest city to find the ingredients. It is an adventurous search in a world full of uncertainty and deprivation, but also small wonders, in which Lamia constantly experiences moments of humour, friendship and hope.

Director's Biography:Director's Biography:Hasan Hadid was born in Iraq and is a German-Iraqi director. His debut film won the Director's Fortnight Audience Award in Cannes as well as the Golden Camera. He graduated in film at the Tisch School of the Arts of the New York University.

Director's Filmography:

2021 SWIMSUIT (SHORT)