Mamlaket al-qasab
Screenings
Synopsis
As people struggle to survive under sanctions in Saddam?s Iraq, Lamia, a 9-year-old girl, is chosen to deliver a cake for the president?s birthday. She must find a way to complete her task ? or risk prison or even death.
Hasan Hadi
Hasan Hadi is an Iraqi writer and director who grew up in southern Iraq during years of conflict. He worked in journalism, production, and as an adjunct professor at NYU's Graduate Film Program. His short Swimsuit (2021) won an award at the Urbanworld Film Festival.
Credits
D: Hasan Hadi
G: Hasan Hadi
F: Tudor Vladimir Panduru
E: Andu Radu
DA: Luca Bucura
S: Tamás Zányi, Jonathan Ayala Colon
M: -
P: Leah Chen Baker, Yanal Kassay
CP: Maiden Voyage Pictures, Working Barn Productions, Spark Features, Missing Piece Films
I: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Sajad Mohamad Qasem, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Rahim AlHaj, -
IG: -