Happy Birthday (1998 film)

Happy Birthday (Russian: С днём рождения!, romanizedS dnyom rozhdeniya!) is a 1998 Russian drama film produced in monochrome written and directed by Larisa Sadilova.

Happy Birthday
Directed byLarisa Sadilova
Written byLarisa Sadilova
Produced byGennadiy Sidorov
StarringPatrick Baehr
CinematographyAlexander Kazarenskov
Irina Uralskaya
Music byGeorgy Sviridov
Distributed byAtika Films (France)
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
70 minutes
CountryRussia
LanguageRussian

Plot

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Happy Birthday follows events during a day at a Russian maternity hospital, focussing on several women who are patients there.

Cast

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  • Patrick Baehr as Kai Leist
  • Gulya Stolyarova
  • Irina Prosyina
  • Eugene Turkina
  • Lyuba Starkova
  • Masha Kuzmina
  • Rano Kubaeva

Awards

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  • 1998: Cottbus Film Festival of Young East European Cinema
    • FIPRESCI Prize (Larisa Sadilova)
    • Honorable Mention for Feature Film Competition (Larisa Sadilova)
  • 1999: Créteil International Women's Film Festival
    • Grand Prix (Larisa Sadilova)
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