Tramway Film Festival
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Germany, France, Italy| 2023 | 17’
Italy, December 1999. A father drives his son to a friend’s birthday party at a remote farmhouse. The child is anxious about talk of the so-called “Y2K bug”. But it is the party itself that ends up malfunctioning, when the disturbing details of a family comes to light. A memory from childhood filmed like a giallo.
Director: Francesco Sossai
Script: Francesco Sossai
Cinematography: Giulia Schelhas
Editing: Francesco Sossai
Sound: Sebatian Pablo Poloni, Artiom Constantinov
Cast: Nicola Cannarella, Matthias Tormen, Denis Fasolo, Elia Luciani, Luisa Trigilla, Livio Pacella
Producer: Cecilia Trautvetter, François Pierre Clavel
Production: Deutsche Film-und Fernsehakademie Berlin, KIDAM, Cecilia Trautvetter, Francesco Sossai
Main festivals:
- Cannes Film Festival – Directors’ Fortnight
- Curtas Vila do Conde (Grand Prix of the International Competition; Nomination for European Film Academy)
- Guanajuato International Film Festival
- Sarajevo Film Festival
- Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
