Blending dramatic situations with a documentary-influenced visual style, Happy Birthday looks in at a typical day in a Russian maternity hospital. The patients range from a middle aged woman pleased if surprised by her current pregnancy to a Muslim woman whose marriage to a Russian has blighted her relationship with her family. No matter what their situations, the women draw strength and support from each other as they share their common experience.
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Cast
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Gulnara Mkhitaryan
Lyuba
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Irina Proshina
Also in
The Adventures of Soldier Ivan Chonkin
Evgeniya Turkina
Mariya Kuzmina
Rano Kubaeva
Zulfiya
Also in
Hard to Be a God
A Cool Change
Lyubov Starkova
Oksana Pototskaya
Also in
Ne Strelyayte v Passazhira
Tatsu
Raisa Sazonova
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Mermaid
Women Who Got Lucky
Lyudmila Kuznetsova
Oleg Ukhov
Also in
We Will Die Together
Angels of the District
Oleg Vasilkov
Known for
Dead Mountain: The Dyatlov Pass Incident
Method
Murad Ibragimbekov
Also in
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Larisa Sadilova Director · Sergei Rachmaninoff Composer Georgy Sviridov Composer
First release July 1, 1998 · Produced in Russia · Original title С днём рождения!
Production
Russia
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Original title
С днём рождения!
Original language
Russian
Spoken on screen
Russian
Release dates
Russia · July 1, 1998
Premiere · Open Russian Film Festival Kinotavr
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