The beauty and tranquillity of traditional Marsh Arab village life contrasted within the oppression of Saddam's Iraq as a 9-year-old girl is tasked with baking a cake for the dictator. Her escapades are, by turns, funny, heartbreaking and nail-biting.

An opera loving young postman finds himself in the middle of a plot involving a secret recording with some sinister characters in hot pursuit. A stylish thriller with beautiful opera arias and an amazing metro chase.