Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hailed by Variety as a “warm and heart-tugging tale,” Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake,” Iraq’s first film selected for Cannes, ...

Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s first feature The President’s Cake has won the second edition of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice audience award. New York-based Hadi has tapped into his own ...

The newcomer’s tragicomic debut, inspired by his childhood under Saddam Hussein, earns raves and the only audience prize across all Cannes sections. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief Iraqi ...

Hailed by Variety as a "warm and heart-tugging tale," Hasan Hadi's "The President's Cake," Iraq's first film selected for Cannes, has won the Directors' Fortnight People's Choice prize, the first ...

Hailed by Variety as a “warm and heart-tugging tale,” Hasan Hadi’s “The President’s Cake,” Iraq’s first film selected for Cannes, has won the Directors’ Fortnight People’s Choice prize, the first ...