THE PRESIDENT'S CAKE

This is not a lottery you want to win. In a primary school, the luck of the draw decides that nine-year-old Lamia has to bake a birthday cake – not for just anyone, but for Saddam Hussein. It is the 1990s in Iraq and, despite various sanctions, the dictator is still firmly in power. But where can you get the ingredients when you barely have enough to feed yourself? What a film debut! From the very first shot, Hasan Hadi with spectacular images draws us into an epic story about a seemingly everyday task. Winner of the Golden Camera at Cannes.