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Kinderkino: EIN KUCHEN FÜR DEN PRÄSIDENTEN
RQ 2025; Director: Hasan Hadi Drymon; Runtime: 106 min; Age recommendation: 10+ (in german language)
Iraq in the 1990s: The 9-year-old Lamia must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday celebration – an almost impossible task in times of hunger and scarcity. With two days at her disposal, the help of her friend Saeed, and accompanied by the rooster Hindi, she sets off on an adventurous journey full of hardship, humor, friendship, and hope.
In Hasan Hadi’s film, childlike innocence meets the harsh reality of a repressed country.
Iraq in the 1990s: The 9-year-old Lamia must bake a cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday celebration – an almost impossible task in times of hunger and scarcity. With two days at her disposal, the help of her friend Saeed, and accompanied by the rooster Hindi, she sets off on an adventurous journey full of hardship, humor, friendship, and hope.
In Hasan Hadi’s film, childlike innocence meets the harsh reality of a repressed country.
