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Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

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Birthday Girl

"A night of celebration becomes a nightmare."

2024

1h 30m

5.7(30 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

On a cruise ship bound for the Caribbean, 42 year old Nanna has invited her daughter Cille and her best friend on a cruise to celebrate Cille's 18th birthday. The expectations are high, and they have big plans set for the three days aboard the cruise. But on the first evening, the dream vacation descends a nightmare, and Nanna realizes that in order to get justice, she must take matters into her own hands.

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Nordisk Film Denmark

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Trine Dyrholm

Trine Dyrholm

Nanna

Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl

Flora Ofelia Hofmann Lindahl

Cille

Maja Ida Thiele

Lea

Herman Tømmeraas

Herman Tømmeraas

Kevin

Jenilyn Olivar-Grinkin

Amy

Sebastian DeMots

Bacon

Keith Eric Chappelle

Keith Eric Chappelle

Jerome

Nathan Popa

Ryan

Viktor Bjerke Hofgaard

Mats

Thomas Aasgaard Kristiansen

Thomas

Creative team

Directed by: Michael Noer
Written by: Michael Noer
Jesper Fink
Produced by: Rene Ezra
Matilda Appelin

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