The President's Cake: reviews
Reviews
What the critics say
- IndiewireRitesh Mehta
In his debut feature, Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi wisely prioritizes character and story, letting brutal dictatorship speak louder as backdrop.
Read - Screen DailyAmber Wilkinson
Its winning central performances, increasingly moving story and ideas that are accessible to older children as well as adults should help The President’s Cake go down well with distributors and audiences after its debut in Cannes Directors’ Fortnight.
Read - VarietyTomris Laffly
Observantly realized and filled with lived-in details, the Directors' Fortnight selection marks a compassionate and winsome debut, packed with an unassuming punch.
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