Happy Birthday

Drama, Germany / Greece / France / Cyprus 2017
original title: Chronia Polla
HD – 2K – color – 92 mins – Dolby Digital, FSK tbc
World Premiere: 11. Nov. 2017 / Thessaloniki IFF

Production: German-Greek-French-Cypriot coproduction in between: PALLAS FILM, TWENTY TWENTY VISION, VIEW MASTER FILMS, MANNY FILMS und LYCHNARI PRODUCTIONS

supported by: MDM – Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, The Greek Film Center, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animeé Aide à la Coproduction Franco-Grecque, The Greek Film Center Bilateral co-production fund for French-Greek films, Cultural Services – Ministry of Education and Culture of Cyprus, FFA- Filmförderungsanstalt, Eurimages – Council of Europe

world sale: The Moonshot Company SASU

author & director:  Christos Georgiou

producer: Costas Lambropoulos, Thanassis Karathanos, Christos Georgiou, Birgit Kemner, Martin Hampel, Philippe Gompel

Margarita’s big problem in her life is her father George who is a policeman in a riot squad. When George sees his daughter facing him through the teargas, he and his wife Sofia decide that father and daughter should go to their country house for a few days in an attempt to protect their daughter and to salvage whatever might be left from their relationship.

World premiere: 11 November 2017 at Thessaloniki IFF

2017
Thessaloniki IFF, Greece
Sao Paulo IFF, Brazil

2018
Palm Springs IFF, USA
Seattle IFF, USA
Jounieh IFF, Lebanon
Europian Union Film Festival in Gene Siskel Film Centre, USA
Greek Film Days Nuremberg
Hellas Filmbox Berlin