

The Birthday Gift
2026-10-30 · 86 min · ★ 6.5
Single mother Marlene Frischmann organizes a birthday party for her son Theo at her brother's chic country villa, which quickly spirals into family drama, world-view quarrels, and chaos.
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- Directors
- Vanessa Jopp
- Production companies
- UFA Fiction
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Jeanne GoursaudMarlene Frischmann
Edin HasanovićTimo
Heiner LauterbachHans
Sogol FaghaniSofia
Enzo Brumm
Berit Künnecke
Amal KellerJenny
Bastian Reiber
Paul HenrichArthurTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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