The Birthday Party

Lea Mysius (Ava, The Five Devils), one of the most distinctive voices in French cinema, returns with a chilling thriller starring Hafsia Herzi and Monica Bellucci, adapted from the eponymous novel by Laurent Mauvignier and selected in this year’s Cannes Festival. Thomas, Nora and their teenage daughter Ida live on remote marshland. Social contact is limited, as they only have one neighbour, Cristina, an Italian painter. As the two households plan a surprise birthday party for Nora, surprise guests show up and unease rolls over the marsh….