Movie

Birthday Girl

2024 · 90 min

A tense, melancholic descent from celebration to nightmare, anchored by raw maternal desperation and moral ambiguity.

Tagline: A night of celebration becomes a nightmare.
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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Justice, family, trauma, revenge
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild violence, gore and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
trauma
revenge
guilt
Places: sea
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong