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Happy Birthday

2025 · 91 min

A quiet, aching look at childhood friendship bent by class, moving with tender patience toward a quietly devastating reckoning.

Overview: Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend Nelly, the daughter of her wealthy employer, has a successful birthday party in this poignant debut feature exploring classism in modern-day Cairo.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Class, friendship, coming-of-age, power
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
friendship
coming-of-age
power
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none