Poster © TPC Film LLC and Sony Pictures Entertainment · 320×474, fair use, to show which film it is. Why.The President's Cake
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- How they landed
- they fought about it5 critics, 35 to 88
- Best thing said
The President's Cake offers an astute, poignant story of empathy for humanity caught in the crosshairs.
Diane Carson, Alliance of Women Film Journalists · we gave it 88- Worst thing said
Both entertaining and compelling, but only if you know little about Iraq.
Nabil Salih, Jacobin · we gave it 35- Film
- Hasan Hadi · 2025 · Iraq · 104 min
The guide1 of 7 came up · every line is a critic’s own words
ViolenceNobody mentioned it
Sex and nudityNobody mentioned it
SwearingNobody mentioned it
Drink and drugsNobody mentioned it
UpsettingNobody mentioned it
Offensive1 critic mentioned it
“The film rehearses known stereotypes and corresponds to little that is real.” — Nabil Salih, Jacobin
Hard to sit throughNobody mentioned it
All 5 reviews
Hadi stages the action here and throughout the movie with fluent energy.
Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP00000485we gave it
The President's Cake offers an astute, poignant story of empathy for humanity caught in the crosshairs.
Diane Carson, Alliance of Women Film Journalists · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP00000588we gave it
Four stars out of five, praising the performances and the direction.
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian · rating as reported in Wikipedia · FP00000680we gave it
Both entertaining and compelling, but only if you know little about Iraq. The film rehearses known stereotypes and corresponds to little that is real.
Nabil Salih, Jacobin · quoted in Wikipedia, original not read by us · FP00000735we gave it
The President's Cake stands as an example of a film which never manages to find a way to bring its different levels into balance.
Mansel Stimpson, Film Review Daily · read in full · FP00000845we gave it
Who wrote about this filmgo read them
Sheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterWhere we read it
Diane CarsonAlliance of Women Film JournalistsWhere we read it
Peter BradshawThe GuardianWhere we read it
Nabil SalihJacobinWhere we read it
Mansel StimpsonFilm Review DailyWhere we read it
Referencesa number is issued once and never reused
- FP000004Sheri Linden. The Hollywood Reporter. The President's Cake (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The President's Cake. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 85.Source
- FP000005Diane Carson. Alliance of Women Film Journalists. The President's Cake (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The President's Cake. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 88.Source
- FP000006Peter Bradshaw. The Guardian. The President's Cake (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The President's Cake. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 80.Source
- FP000007Nabil Salih. Jacobin. The President's Cake (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The President's Cake. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 35.Source
- FP000008Mansel Stimpson. Film Review Daily. The President's Cake (2025). Read at the publication. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 45.Source