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The Birthday Party
Director
Francesco Sossai
Country
Germany, Italy
Year
2023
Genre
Fiction
Scriptwriters
Francesco Sossai
Cast
Nicola Cannarella (Franceso), Matthias Tormen (Enrico), Denis Fasolo (Lucio), Elia Luciani (Loretta), Luisa Trigilla (Grandmother) Livio Pacella (Amos).
Production
Deutsche Film - und Fernsehakademie Berlin (Germany), Kidam (France)
https://www.quinzaine-cineastes.fr/en/film/the-birthday-party

Storyline

Italy, December 1999. A father drives his son to a friend’s birthday party at a remote farmhouse. The child is anxious about talk of the so-called "Y2K bug". But it is the party itself that ends up malfunctioning, when the disturbing details of a family comes to light. A memory from childhood filmed like a giallo.

Festivals & Academy awards and others

Festival de Cannes 2023
La Quinzaine des Cinéastes