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The Birthday (film)

2004 Spanish film

The Birthday is a 2004 film directed by Eugenio Mira which stars Corey Feldman alongside Jack Taylor and Erica Prior. It features comedy, thriller, horror, and fantasy elements.[1]

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Plot

Set in 1987, the plot follows Norman Forrester, a guy who attends the birthday of his girlfriend's father, involving himself into a conspiracy pertaining doomsday cults.[2]

Cast

Production

The screenplay was penned by Mikel Alvariño alongside Eugenio Mira.[5] Mira also scored the film.[6] Shooting locations included Terrassa.[6]

Release

The film premiered in the official selection of the 2004 Sitges Film Festival.[7] Its festival run also included screenings at CineMuerte Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest.[7] It was released theatrically in Spain on 10 November 2006.[5] In 2021, Filmin acquired streaming rights to the film.[8] In 2023, Jordan Peele programmed screenings of The Birthday at Film at Lincoln Center.[7][9]

See also

References

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    "Eugenio Mira debuta tras la cámara con el thriller 'The Birthday'". Hoy. Grupo Vocento. 8 November 2016.
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    A.B (17 November 2006). "Intensidad claustrofóbica". Metrópoli – via El Mundo.
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    Vega, Kiko (28 June 2020). "'The Birthday': el misterioso debut de Eugenio Mira sigue siendo una obra maestra de culto". Espinof.
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    ""Sala 33" va emetre, "THE BIRTHDAY"". TV3. 9 May 2008 – via Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals.
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    "The Birthday". Fotogramas. 29 May 2008.
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    "Corey Feldman protagoniza 'The Birthday', primera película de Eugenio Mira, una historia "entre Spielberg y David Lynch"". Europa Press. 9 April 2004.
  7. [7]
    Fez, Desirée de (25 January 2023). "Jordan Peele da una nueva vida a 'The birthday', la ópera prima de Eugenio Mira, 20 años después". El Periódico de Catalunya.
  8. [8]
    Otero, César (29 September 2021). "Estrenos Filmin para octubre 2021: Novedades y estrenos, la polémica Crash". Meristation – via As.
  9. [9]
    Bilandic, Michael M. (13 January 2023). ""I Like the Avant-Garde. I'm an Artist.": Corey Feldman in Conversation with Michael M. Bilandic". ScreenSlate.
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