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EXCLUSIVE: Quiver Distribution has acquired North American authorities to The Birthday Party, from head Miguel Angel Jimenez and adapted from Panos Karnezis’s caller of nan aforesaid name.
Starring are Willem Dafoe, Vic Carmen Sonne, Joe Cole, Emma Suárez, Carlos Cuevas and Christos Stergioglou.
The movie primitively premiered astatine nan Locarno Film Festival, and Quiver will merchandise connected June 5, 2026. Judah Klatzker negotiated nan woody connected behalf of Quiver, pinch Krisztina Laszlo from Bankside Films and Ioanna Stais from Heretic.
The movie is group successful nan precocious 1970s location successful nan Mediterranean, wherever Marcos Timoleon, an Aristotle Onassis-like tycoon, is throwing a lavish, royal day statement for Sofia, his girl and sole heiress, connected his exclusive backstage island. According to nan synopsis, “the statement is simply a cleanable excuse for various group successful his life to attack him pinch their ain agendas. But Marcos, who is utilized to ruthlessly controlling everything and everyone astir him astatine immoderate cost, is besides secretly plotting a large determination connected his daughter’s behalf. Sofia, however, has travel to stock immoderate important news of her own. As guests commencement pouring successful and nighttime falls, nan statement grows rowdier and much decadent, while nan inevitable conflict betwixt Marcos and Sofia reaches a climax.”
A Greek, Spanish, Dutch, and UK co-production, The Birthday Party was changeable wholly successful Greece, pinch locations successful Corfu and Athens. The movie was financed pinch support from nan Greek Film Centre, ICEC, nan Netherlands Film Fund, and nan BFI’s Global Screen Fund. Additional backing came from Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Center – Creative Greece, ERT, Kalamata Films, Eolo Film Productions, Hopeless Romantic and Frontstage.
Executive producers connected nan task see Ginevra Bulgari, Alexandra Daskalopoulou, Ivan Samokhvalov, Ioanna Stais, Talal Abu Ghazaleh, Mohamed Hefzy, Lee Broda, Alexander Tsekalo, Shane West, Richie Walls, Jeff Rice, Claudia Romero, Gabriel Kaplan, Bruno Lowagie, Ingeborg Willaert, Martien Uyttendaele, Dirk De Lille, Edgar Daarnhouwer, Olivier Mortagne and Dries Phlypo.
