5.3 / 10(14 votes)IMDb20261h 43mGreece, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy

The Birthday Party

“Family is the most serious business.”

Topics:#based on novel or book #mediterranean #1970s #tycoon #birthday party #heiress #father daughter conflict

Synopsis

The late 1970s, somewhere in the Mediterranean: Marcos Timoleon, a tycoon, is throwing a lavish, extravagant birthday party for Sofia on his exclusive private island. The party is a perfect excuse for various people in his life to approach him with their own agendas.

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Willem Dafoe

Marcos Timoleon

Emma Suárez

Olivia

Joe Cole

Vic Carmen Sonne

Sofia

Christos Stergioglou

Carlos Cuevas

Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

Kostas

Francesc Garrido

María Pau Pigem

Pelle Heikkilä

Elsa Lekkakou

Yilmaz Chousmen

Moroccan Orderly

Nikolas Drosopoulos

Ileana Handrinou

Sofia's Friend

Ilan Kaplan

Eric Burdon

Ermina Kyriazi

Marina

Eftehea Meli

American Lady 2

Adia Olympiou

American Lady 1

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Release History & Theatrical Window

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World Premiere

Europa Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

August 14, 2026

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Digital Streaming Debut

August 14, 2026

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Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Screenplay & Story: Panos Karnezis, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Giorgos Karnavas, Nicos Panayotopoulos
Original Title: The Birthday Party
Country of Origin: Greece, Netherlands, Spain, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy
Spoken Languages: English, Greek, Spanish
Runtime: 1h 43m
Production Studios: Lemming Film, Heretic, Fasten Films, Birthday Party, Raucous Pictures, Kalamata Film, ERT, Eolo Film Productions, Frontstage

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Screenplay & Story

Panos Karnezis, Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Giorgos Karnavas, Nicos Panayotopoulos

Director of Photography

Gris Jordana

Film Editing

Nacho Ruiz Capillas

Producers

Giorgos Karnavas, Gabriel Kaplan, Ivan Samokhvalov, Olexander Tsekalo, Ioanna Stais

Literary Origin & Source Material

Novel:Panos Karnezis

Department Leadership Roster

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Writer

Giorgos Karnavas

Writer

Giorgos Karnavas

Producer

Nicos Panayotopoulos

Writer

Miguel Ángel Jiménez

Director

Myrte Beltman

Production Design

Gris Jordana

Director of Photography

Nacho Ruiz Capillas

Editor

Vinyet Escobar

Costume Design

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United Kingdom (BBFC)18

Suitable only for adults 18 years and over.

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