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Cannes: Hasan Hadi's ‘The President's Cake' Wins Directors' Fortnight Audience Award
The newcomer's tragicomic debut, inspired by his childhood under Saddam Hussein, earns raves and the only audience prize ...
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: ’The President’s Cake,’ Iraq’s First Film at the Festival, Wins People’s Choice Audience Award
Hailed by Variety as a “warm and heart-tugging tale,” Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake,” Iraq’s first film selected for ...
‘The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo’ Wins Top Award in Cannes Un Certain Regard
Diego Cespedes’ “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” has been named the best film of the Un Certain Regard section of the ...
‘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: 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 ...
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: 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 ...
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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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‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Warm and Heart-Tugging Tale Sends Dutiful Kids on an Odyssey in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
Observantly realized and filled with lived-in details, the Directors' Fortnight selection marks a compassionate and winsome debut, packed with an unassuming punch. It’s Iraq in the 1990s — as ...