The Birthday Party(2026)

Name: The Birthday Party
Director: Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Genre: Drama
Released: Jun 5, 2026
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Vic Carmen Sonne, Emma Suárez, Joe Cole, Christos Stergioglou

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1h 43m
- Drama

Release Date: Jun 5, 2026 | Limited

Markos Timoleon, a wealthy Greek businessman, hosts his daughter's 25th birthday party on his private island. Unforeseen events unfold, jeopardizing his power and challenging his life's foundations.

Releases

Original Release | Jun 5, 2026

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Director & Top Cast

Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Director

Willem Dafoe
Marcos Timoleon

Vic Carmen Sonne
Sofia

Emma Suárez
Olivia

Joe Cole
Journalist

Christos Stergioglou
Actor

Antonis Tsiotsiopoulos

Kostas

Elsa Lekakou

Actor

Francesc Garrido

Actor

Carlos Cuevas

Actor

Maria Pau Pigem

Actor

Pelle Heikkilä

Actor

Yilmaz Chousmen

Moroccan orderly

Nikolas Drosopoulos

Actor

Ileana Handrinou

Sophia's friend

Ilan Kaplan

Eric Burdon

Ermina Kyriazi

Marina

Eftehea Meli

American Woman #2

Other Details

Country of Origin: Greece,Spain,United Kingdom,Netherlands

Language: English,Spanish,Greek

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Storyline

Markos Timoleon, a wealthy Greek businessman, hosts his daughter's 25th birthday party on his private island. Unforeseen events unfold, jeopardizing his power and challenging his life's foundations.

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Fun Facts

It was shot entirely in Greece despite being a four-country co-production. The film is an official Greek, Spanish, Dutch, and UK co-production, yet every frame was filmed in Greece — specifically on the island of Corfu and in Athens.