A Rabbit’s Foot Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake marks a new era for Iraqi filmmaking

In The President’s Cake, one detail of Iraqi history—the obligatory celebration of Saddam Hussein’s birthday—becomes an epic journey for one schoolgirl. Dalia Al-Dujaili speaks to its director Hasan Hadi about his own journey to create the film—the first Iraqi title to be shortlisted for an Oscar—and his hopes for Iraqi cinema.

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