Sunday 25 October 2025 – 15:00
106 mins
Certificate: 12
Venue: Denbies Wine Estate Visitor Centre
From debut Iraqi director Hasan Hadi, The President’s Cake is a tale of love, friendship and resilience told from the perspective of a child growing up under Saddam Hussein’s oppressive regime. It was the first Iraqi film to feature at the Cannes Film Festival, where it premiered in the Directors’ Fortnight and won both the section’s Audience Award, as well as the festival’s prestigious Camera d’Or.
