A road movie, a magic realist fable and an incisive portrait of the seldom-seen Iraq of the 1990s, this is a poignant film focusing on a nine-year-old girl named Lamia who must gather scarce ingredients to bake a cake for Saddam Hussein’s birthday. 
Touching on collective trauma of growing up in Iraq under sanctions, economy  in tatters, poverty and corruption, but also the disappearing landscape of southern marshes soon to be drained in retaliation to Shiite uprising.
Join us for screening & discussion!
Doors open from 6pm, film starts at 7pm. Bring your snacks and drinks.