Bittersweet Iraqi film The President’s Cake brings hope as war rages in the Middle East
When Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi was in primary school, his teacher made him fetch flowers to mark the birthday of then-President Saddam Hussein. Hadi still has a photo of himself holding that bouquet. Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-31/the-presidents-cake-movie-hasan-hadi-interview/106501300