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The population’s struggle doesn’t stop dictator Saddam Hussein from insisting everyone celebrates his birthday, with the film unfolding over the two days leading up to one such event.

And still, Saddam Hussein, like a Marie Antoinette of sorts, continued threatened consequences if Iraqis did not celebrate his April 28 birthday with a lavish cake, as if supplies were easy to attain.