FFF: The Birthday Party

<div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A portrait of a family whose troubled past suddenly comes back to haunt them over the course of a long night. Thomas (<b>Bastien Bouillon</b>), Nora (<b>Hafsia Herzi</b>) and their teenage daughter Ida (<b>Tawba El Gharchi</b>) live on remote marshland. Social contact is limited, as they only have one neighbour, Cristina, an Italian painter (<b>Monica Bellucci</b>). As the two households plan a surprise birthday party for Nora, strange disturbances begin to occur, and unease rolls over the marsh.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In this claustrophobic setting, the director progressively ramps up the tension, tension that made <b>Laurent Mauvignier’s</b> book so successful when it was published. But in and amongst this tension are also moments of brief reprieve, like the scenes with Cristina and her attacker where they are listening to music and discussing art in the middle of a hostage situation. The leader of the malevolent group is Franck, played by Benoît Magimel with an impressive mix of softness and chilling authority.</div><div style="font-size: 12pt; direction: ltr; font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><b>"A birthday celebration turns into hell on Earth in this tensely crafted thriller." - <i>IndieWire</i></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Screening as part of French Film Festival 2026.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.glasgowfilm.org/homefrench-film-festival">Click here to browse the full programme.</a>&nbsp;</span><br></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Aptos, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">French with English subtitles.&nbsp;</span></div>ThrillerPT1H54MCTBC2026-11-27FRfr
Hafsia Herzi
Benoît Magimel
Bastien Bouillon
Léa Mysius
FFF: The Birthday Party"FFF: The Birthday Party"

Showtimes

November 27, 8:10 pm

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