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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
23 hours ago

The President's Cake review sweet portrait of life in wartime Iraq builds to an explosive climax

A charming debut follows nine-year-old Lamia's desperate quest to bake a birthday cake for Saddam amid 1990s Iraq's sanctions and severe ingredient shortages.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

"The President's Cake" Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq

The President's Cake portrays a nine-year-old girl's suffering under war and dictatorship in 1990 Iraq, using neorealist storytelling to expose poverty and fractured identity.
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