Review of the 2025 Film Catherine Dunlop This is a film set in Iraq in the early nineties, at the time of sanctions.  It was written and directed by Hasan Hadi and produced by Western backers.  It won the Caméra d’Or at the Cannes festival’s parallel section, the Directors’ Fortnight.  The director, Hasan Hadi, has taught film in the U.S.     … Continue reading The President’s Cake