The Birthday Party
The Birthday Party
Rojstnodnevna zabava
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A lavish birthday party thrown by a ruthless Greek tycoon for his daughter exposes the dark underbelly of the super-rich.

An exclusive Mediterranean island in the late 1970s. Marcos Timoleon, a powerful, Onassis-like tycoon, hosts an extravagant birthday celebration for Sofia, his daughter and sole heiress. Marcos, accustomed to controlling everyone and everything around him, has a hidden agenda for the evening, planning a life-altering decision on Sofia's behalf. As the night unfolds and the festivities spiral into decadence, Sofia reveals news that challenges her father's authority. The gathering of guests, including the young writer Forster, the principled doctor Patrikios, General Marquis, and Marcos's ex-wife - each with their own motives - adds to the tension, leading to an explosive confrontation that shatters familial bonds and exposes deep-seated rifts.

"The Birthday Party is a film about power, legacy, love mistaken for possession, and the quiet violence within privilege - set on a paradise island that slowly reveals itself as a prison." (Miguel Ángel Jiménez)
Section: PANORAMA
Directed by: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Country, year: Greece, Spain, UK, Netherlands, 2025
Length: 103 minutes
Subtitles: Slovenian
Language: English, Greek, Spanish

Screening in cinema:

Thu, 13.11.2025 18:15 Kinodvor Cinema
Sun, 16.11.2025 16:00 Kino Bežigrad
Fri, 21.11.2025 14:50 Linhart Hall

VOD service:

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Please note that this film is not available as VOD service.
Screenplay:
Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Giorgos Karnavas, Nicos Panagiotopoulos
Cinematography:
Gris Jordana
Cast:
Willem Dafoe (Marco Timoleon), Vic Carmen Sonne (Sofia), Emma Suárez (Olivia), Joe Cole (Ian Forster), Christos Stergioglou (dr. Patrikios), Francesco Garrido (general Marquis), Carlos Cuevas (Marquisov sin)
Producent:
Heretic
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Distribution:
Fivia d.o.o.
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Sales:
Heretic & Bankside Films
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About director
Born in Madrid, in 1979. After a few cinema summers in Valladolid, he abandoned law to study camera and photography. He made his first short film, Las Huellas, in 2001 with the assistance of Aki Kaurismäki and Jose Luis Cuerda. He founded Kinoskopik Film Produktion in 2007.
Filmography
2003 Las Huellas
2009 Ori
2012 Chaika (Seagul)
2018 Y en cada lenteja un dios (A God in Each Lentil)
2019 Una ventana al mar (Window to the Sea)
2025 The Birthday Party (Rojstnodnevna zabava)