Heartwarming film from Iraq, about the 9-year-old Lamia who is tasked with bringing a cake to school for the mandatory birthday celebration of Saddam Hussein in the 1990s.

While the people of Iraq struggle to survive amid war and food shortages, Saddam Hussein demands that every school in the country bake a cake to celebrate his birthday. Against the backdrop of crippling poverty and food shortages, 9-year-old Lamia travels from the countryside to the city, desperately seeking the necessary ingredients.