26 Dec 2025
The President's Cake
In 1990s Iraq, nine-year-old Lamia must bake Saddam Hussein's birthday cake. She scrambles to find ingredients for this compulsory task while facing potential punishment if she fails.
Back to Those Days
Tomek lives only with his mother, because his father, Alek, left for the USA to earn some money. Unexpectedly, the man arrives home with a bunch of presents but no explanation as to why he has come back. Everybody seems happy but something is in the air.
Top Billed Cast
Teodor Koziar Tomek 'Żuczek' Malinowski
Maciej Stuhr Aleksander 'Alek' Malinowski
Weronika Książkiewicz-Nathaniel Helena Malinowska
Kacper Janusiński Daniel Słabiak
Marek Marchewa Rajmund 'Moskit' Moskicki
Oliwia Gołębiowska Marta
Szymon Ożga Miłosz Tarnowski
Zuzanna Tomczyk Malicka
Katarzyna Warnke Ewa
Sebastian Stankiewicz Romek
Bogdan Koca Stanisław Pipa
Anna Majcher Danka
Michał Kitliński Jarek
Andrzej Gałła Włodek
Ewelina Paszke 'Karczucha'
Małgorzata Szeptycka Mrs. Słabiak
Tadeusz Ratuszniak School principal
Kacper Kuryś Minias
Paweł Krupski Miłosz's father
Anna Skubik Saleswoman in Pewex
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