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Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

A night of celebration becomes a nightmare.

20245.71h 30m

Overview

On a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean, 42 year old Nanna has invited her daughter Cille and her best friend on a cruise to celebrate Cille's 18th birthday. The expectations are high, and they have big plans set for the three days aboard the cruise. But on the first evening, the dream vacation descends a nightmare, and Nanna realizes that in order to get justice, she must take matters into her own hands.

Directed by Michael Noer
Written by Jesper Fink, Michael Noer
Produced by Matilda Appelin, Rene Ezra, Andreas Kask
Box OfficeBudget: $3.7M0

Top Cast

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Nanna

Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl

Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl

Cille

M

Maja Ida Thiele

Lea

Herman Tømmeraas

Herman Tømmeraas

Kevin

J

Jenilyn Olivar-Grinkin

Amy

S

Sebastian DeMots

Bacon

Keith Eric Chappelle

Keith Eric Chappelle

Jerome

N

Nathan Popa

Ryan

V

Viktor Bjerke Hofgaard

Mats

T

Thomas Aasgaard Kristiansen

Thomas

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Themes & Keywords

birthdaynightclubcruisemelancholyteenage girlpsychological thrillersexual assaultmother daughter relationship

About Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl is a drama, thriller film released in 2024 exploring themes of birthday, nightclub, cruise, melancholy, teenage girl, psychological thriller. Directed by Michael Noer, it stars Trine Dyrholm, Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl, Maja Ida Thiele. On a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean, 42 year old Nanna has invited her daughter Cille and her best friend on a cruise to celebrate Cille's 18th birthday. The expectations are high, and they have big plans set for the three days aboard the cruise. But on the first evening, the dream vacation descends a nightmare, and Nanna realizes that in order to get justice, she must take matters into her own hands.

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