The Birthday Party
Synopsis
Marcos Timoleon, an Aristotle Onassis-like tycoon is throwing a lavish, extravagant birthday celebration for Sofia, his daughter and sole heiress, on his exclusive private island. Used to ruthlessly controlling everything and everyone around him whatever the cost, Marcos is also secretly plotting a big decision on his daughter’s behalf. As guests start pouring in and the night moves on, the party grows rowdier and more decadent, while the inevitable clash between Marcos and Sofia thunders towards its shocking conclusion.
Official Selection Locarno FiIm Festival 2025 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 103 min
- Director
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Miguel Ángel Jimenéz
- Producer
- Giorgos Karnavas
- Editor
- Nacho Ruiz Capillas
- Screenwriter
- Miguel Ángel Jimenéz (screenplay), Giorgos Karnavas (screenplay), Nikos Panayotopoulos (screenplay), Panos Karnezis (based on the novel by)
- Director of Photography
- Gris Jordana
- Production Designer
- Myrte Beltman
- Sound
- Production Sound Mixer: Panagiotis Papagiannopoulos
- Principal cast
- Willem Dafoe, Vic Carmen Sonne, Joe Cole, Emma Suárez, Carlos Cuevas, Christos Stergioglou, Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos, Pelle Heikkilä, Fransesc Garrido, Maria Pau Pigem, Elsa Lekkakou
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI UK Global Screen Fund
Greece, Spain, UK, Netherlands co-production
Heretic (GR), Fasten Films (ES), Raucous Pictures (UK), Lemming Film (NL)
Sales Company
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