Port Fairy Film Society Inc.
The President's Cake
Fri, 17 July
|Reardon Theatre Port Fairy
In 1990s Iraq, 9-year-old Lamia must bake the President's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.
Time & Location
17 July 2026, 7:30 pm
Reardon Theatre Port Fairy, 35 Bank St, Port Fairy VIC 3284, Australia
About the film
It's 1990 and Iraq, under the iron fist of Saddam Hussein, is suffering under sanctions. Extreme poverty is on the rise; there are shortages of medicine and food. Despite the circumstances, it’s still required that all Iraqis celebrate the president’s birthday, or face the consequences. An unlucky classroom draw finds nine-year-old Lamia given the unenviable task of baking the birthday cake for her class. Accompanied by grandmother, Lamia departs her home in the marshes for the big city, to procure the ingredients for the dreaded cake – a task that takes on unexpectedly grave importance.
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Rating: M (coarse language)
Tickets
General Admission
Sale ends
17 July, 7:00 pm
Film screening
$15.00
+$0.38 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00