The Birthday
Synopsis
Raphaël Kessler, one of the kings of European reality TV, invites his best friends to celebrate his birthday by spending the weekend in his sumptuous residence in Marrakech. They’re not a group but a gang, the crew with whom Kessler fought for free radio back at the beginning of the eighties. But the businessman’s provocative success is tainted by a dark secret. Twenty years earlier, he betrayed his friends, and he intends to use his birthday party to redeem himself. He offers each of his friends four million euro. The group’s reaction, however, is not what he hoped for. But, deep down, is this a purely generous gesture or yet another attempt to manipulate the people around him?
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (15)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : New Light Films
- Co-productions : STUDIOCANAL, France 3 Cinéma
- French distribution : Mars Distribution
- News agency (France) : Moteur !
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producer : Alexandre Arcady
- Adaptation : Daniel Saint-Hamont, Diane Kurys
- Screenwriter : Diane Kurys
- Dialogue Writers : Daniel Saint-Hamont, Diane Kurys
- Director of Photography : José-Antonio Loureiro
- Music Composers : Pancho Abaldonato, Jeff Bourassin, Boris Theullier
- Assistant directors : Ludovic Bernard, Marion Garde-Marchadier
- Editor : Yann Malcor
- Sound recordists : Jean-Louis Ughetto, Christian Fontaine, Raphaël Sohier
- Costume designer : Annie Périer
- Producers : Robert Benmussa, Diane Kurys
- Assistant Operators : Susana Gomes, Miguel Malheiros
- Camera Operator : Rodolphe Lauga
- Production managers : Jean-Paul Battaggia, Samy Layani
- Press Attaché (film) : Dominique Segall
- Assistant editors : Christine Lucas-Navarro, Géraldine Rétif
- Continuity supervisor : Isabelle Querrioux
- Production Designer : Tony Egry
- Casting : Françoise Menidrey
- Still Photographer : Thierry Valletoux
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2005
- French release : 21/09/2005
- Runtime : 1 h 40 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 108.998
- Visa issue date : 12/09/2005
- Approval : Yes
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
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