Streaming on Netflix.
Featured in collections
Synopsis
While people across 1990’s Iraq struggle to survive, 9-year-old Lamia has been selected to prepare a cake to celebrate the President’s birthday. In a landscape of fear and scarcity, where basic ingredients are nearly impossible to find, Lamia sets out on a determined journey throughout the big city in search of eggs, flour, and sugar. Accompanied by her grandmother, her loyal friend Saeed, and her pet rooster Hindi, she navigates vendors and police officers along the way.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 7.5/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 99% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 84/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.4/10123 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 82 | 100% |
Key crew
- Hasan HadiDirector, Writer
Cast
- Baneen Ahmed NayyefLamia
- Sajad Mohamad QasemSaeed
- Waheed Thabet KhreibatBibi
- Rahim AlHajJasim
- Muthanna MalaghiMuthanna
- Ahmad Qasem SaywanMusa
- Thaer SalemMajdi
- Fatima AbouharoonRahma
- Mohammed RheimehIzzat
- Rokia AlwadiHiyam
- Abdelkarim JasimMalik
- Maytham MreidiSaeed's Father