Baneen Ahmed Nayyef
Actor
Baneen Ahmad Nayyef is an Iraqi young actress best known for her leading role as Lamia in The President’s Cake (2025), directed by Hasan Hadi. The film premiered at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Caméra d’Or and Audience Award. She later won the Special Jury Award for Acting at the 2025 Hamptons International Film Festival.
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Movie7.4DramaWhile 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.
The President's Cake
2026 · 116 votes