An exclusive Mediterranean island in the late 1970s. Marcos Timoleon, a powerful, Onassis-like tycoon, hosts an extravagant birthday celebration for Sofia, his daughter and sole heiress. Marcos, accustomed to controlling everyone and everything around him, has a hidden agenda for the evening, planning a life-altering decision on Sofia's behalf. As the night unfolds and the festivities spiral into decadence, Sofia reveals news that challenges her father's authority. The gathering of guests, including the young writer Forster, the principled doctor Patrikios, General Marquis, and Marcos's ex-wife – each with their own motives – adds to the tension, leading to an explosive confrontation that shatters familial bonds and exposes deep-seated rifts.
“The Birthday Party is a film about power, legacy, love mistaken for possession, and the quiet violence within privilege – set on a paradise island that slowly reveals itself as a prison.” (Miguel Ángel Jiménez)
Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Born in Madrid, in 1979. After a few cinema summers in Valladolid, he abandoned law to study camera and photography. He made his first short film, Las Huellas, in 2001 with the assistance of Aki Kaurismäki and Jose Luis Cuerda. He founded Kinoskopik Film Produktion in 2007.