Birthday Boy (Spanish: Cumpleañero) is a 2022 Panamanian thriller drama film written and directed by Arturo Montenegro. It was selected as the Panamanian entry in the Best International Film at the 95th Academy Awards, but was not nominated.[1]
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| Directed by | Arturo Montenegro |
| Written by | Arturo Montenegro |
| Starring | Albi De Abreu |
| Cinematography | Aaron Bromley |
| Edited by | Antonio Zapata |
| Music by | Pablo Borghi |
Production company | Q Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | Panama |
| Language | Spanish |
Synopsis edit
Jimmy celebrates his 45th birthday at the beach house, inviting his close circle of friends over for a weekend full of fun, excess and compromise. Everything is interrupted by Jimmy's confession of wanting to end his life before the party ends.
Cast edit
- Albi De Abreu as Jimmy
- Joavany Alvarez as Alex
- Sharo Cerquera as Nicole
- Julia Dorto as Laura
- Gina Faarup Cochez as Detective
- Gaby Gnazzo as Milu
Production edit
Arturo Montenegro commented that it took 5 weeks to prepare the location, hence 3 months of pre-production, to finally shoot the film within 4 weeks in the Azuero peninsula and various beaches in the coast of Pedasí, to continue with five months of post-production.[2]
Release edit
Birthday Boy premiered in Panamanian theaters on September 15, 2022.[3] With plans for a premiere in the international market at the hands of Onceloops Media.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ ey@epasa.com \/ @panamaamerica, Redacci\u00f3n \/ (2022-08-30). "'Cumpleañero', del cineasta Arturo Montenegro, fue seleccionada para representar a Panamá en los Óscar". Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Arturo Montenegro lanza "Cumpleañero"". Metrolibre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ ey@epasa.com | @panamaamerica, Fanny Arias | Jahany Buitrago | (2022-09-08). "'Cumpleañero', la cinta de Arturo Montenegro está lista para su estreno". Panamá América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-10-18.
- ^ "Q Films de Panamá apunta a llevar su filme Cumpleañero al mercado internacional de la mano de Onceloops". PRODU.COM (in Spanish). 2022-02-24. Retrieved 2022-10-18.
External links edit
- Birthday Boy at IMDb
