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The President's Cake

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How they landed
they fought about it5 critics, 35 to 88
The kindest
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
The harshest
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 guide2 of 7 came up

very mild · mild · moderate · strong · very strong — the board’s own five words, in its own order
Violence
Sex and nudity
Swearing
Drink and drugs
Upsetting
Offensive
Hard to sit through

Certificate reasons from the British Board of Film Classification, classified 03/12/2025. Their words: Infrequent strong language, child sexual abuse references, sexual threat. We could not read the certificate itself off their page, so we do not print one.

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 · FP000004
85we 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 · FP000005
88we gave it

Four stars out of five, praising the performances and the direction.

Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian · rating as reported in Wikipedia · FP000006
80we 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 · FP000007
35we 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 · FP000008
45we 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

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  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. FP000007Nabil Salih. Jacobin. The President's Cake (2025). Quoted in Wikipedia, The President's Cake. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 35.Source
  5. FP000008Mansel Stimpson. Film Review Daily. The President's Cake (2025). Read at the publication. Read 2026-08-19. We scored it 45.Source