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A Balasaur Score of 82 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 99%, Metacritic 84/100. Scores higher than 92% of the 6,648 2020s drama movies in this catalog. Streaming on Netflix.
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
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes99%
Metacritic84/100
113 audience votes
Key crew
- Hasan HadiDirector
- Hasan HadiWriter
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
Stills
Themes
dictatorshipbirthday cakepolice arrestcounterfeit moneythoughtful1990sloss of familydepressingtragicsaddam hussein
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