The President's Cake - screening at Deckchair Cinema

In the 1990s, while his country endures war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein requires every school to make a cake for his birthday. Nine year-old Lamia is chosen to bake for her school, and must gather ingredients or face the consequences. This rare feature from Iraq premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes - where it won an Audience Award and the Camera d’Or - and was described by The Hollywood Reporter as “an exceptional debut…a tragicomic gem.

You may also like the following events from Darwin International Film Festival:

• Next month, 13th September, 09:00 pm, A Useful Ghost - screening at Deckchair Cinema in Darwin
• Next month, 14th September, 01:00 pm, Tracy - Feature and Workshop - screening at MAGNT in Darwin
• Next month, 14th September, 09:15 pm, Cactus Pears - screening at Deckchair Cinema in Darwin