It’s Iraq in the 1990s — as Hadi remembers it. The film is set among the Mesopotamian marshes of his childhood, where school children glide through marshlands in canoes to get to their classes ...

Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has confirmed that he will defend his position as PAS president at the party's 71st Muktamar in Kedah this September. Abdul Hadi, who is also Member of Parliament for Marang, ...

Director/Screenwriter: Hasan Hadi Cast: Banin Ahmad Nayef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim Alhaj Running Time: 1 hour and 42 minutes Best of Deadline ...

Home Film Festivals ‘The President’s Cake’ Review: First-Time Iraqi Director Hasan Hadi Delivers One Of The Fest’s Genuine Gems – Cannes Film Festival By Pete Hammond ... May 16, 2025 1:45am ...

Sales agency Films Boutique has closed two key territories on Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake” ahead of its world premiere at Cannes Film Festival.

Aptly then, and in the spirit of resistance, Iraqi filmmaker Hasan Hadi opens his debut feature, “The President’s Cake,” with a clairvoyant line from Gilgamesh, as the camera sails across a ...

SHAH ALAM – Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang has undergone a medical procedure earlier this afternoon and is in stable condition. The update was shared by Bachok MP Mohd Syahir Che ...

Just when young Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s debut feature The President’s Cake looked like it might have to be delayed or abandoned, help came from an unexpected quarter: Chris Columbus, the ...

With “The President’s Cake,” Hadi has done exactly that, closely following his lead-character Lamia (Baneen Ahmed Nayyef, in an impossibly soulful performance). More from Variety ...

Sales agency Films Boutique has closed two key territories on Iraqi writer/director Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake” ahead of its world premiere in Directors’ Fortnight during the Cannes Film ...