THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Trailer (2025) Willem Dafoe

You're cordially invited to the party of the year.

THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Trailer (2025) Willem Dafoe, Vic Carmen Sonne, Joe Cole, Emma Suárez
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The story is set in the late 1970s somewhere in the Mediterranean, where Marcos Timoleon, an Aristotle Onassis-like tycoon, is throwing a lavish, extravagant birthday party for Sofia, his daughter and sole heiress, on his exclusive private island. The party is a perfect excuse for various people in his life to approach him with their own agendas. But Marcos, who is used to ruthlessly controlling everything and everyone around him at whatever cost, is also secretly plotting a big decision on his daughter’s behalf. Sofia, however, has come to share some important news of her own. As guests start pouring in and night falls, the party grows rowdier and more decadent, while the inevitable clash between Marcos and Sofia reaches a heartbreaking climax.

Directed by: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Written by: Miguel Ángel Jiménez, Giorgos Karnavas, Nicos Panagiotopoulos
Based on the novel by: Panos Karnezis
Produced by: Heretic (Greece) , Fasten Films (Spain), Lemming Film (The Netherlands), Raucous Pictures (UK)
International Sales: Heretic, Bankside

The film was made in co-production with KALAMATA FILM, ERT, in association with EOLO FILM PRODUCTIONS, FRONTSTAGE SA and with the support of ΗELLENIC FILM & AUDIOVISUAL CENTER SA - CREATIVE GREECE, NETHERLANDS FILM FUND, NETHERLANDS FILM PRODUCTION INCENTIVE, INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LES EMPRESES CULTURALS, UK GLOBAL SCREEN FUND.