The Birthday Gift
5.0
Single mother Marlene Frischmann organizes a birthday party for her son Theo at her brother's chic country villa, which quickly spirals into family drama, world-view quarrels, and chaos.
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Cast
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Jeanne Goursaud
Marlene Frischmann
Known for
Barbarians
Dear Child
Edin Hasanović
Timo
Known for
All Quiet on the Western Front
You Are Wanted
Heiner Lauterbach
Hans
Known for
The Collini Case
Welcome to Hartmanns
Levin Wopp
Theo Frischmann
No other roles listed
Sogol Faghani
Sofia
Also in
Kohlrabenschwarz
SpyOn
Enzo Brumm
Known for
Silent Friend
Berit Künnecke
Also in
Berlin ER
The Sheikh
Amal Keller
Jenny
Known for
I'm Your Man
The New Years
Bastian Reiber
Known for
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
Paul Henrich
Arthur
Also in
Die dritte Hochzeit
Fabian Heibült
Karl
Also in
Everytime
Janusch Baumeister
Vanessa Jopp Director · Ben Brooks Writer Loy Wesselburg Composer
United States release October 30, 2026 · Produced in Germany · Original title Das Geschenk
Production
UFA Fiction
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Geschenk
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Brazil · October 30, 2026
Digital · Netflix
United States · October 30, 2026
Digital · Netflix
France
October 30, 2026 · Digital
Germany
October 30, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Singapore
October 30, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
Thailand
October 30, 2026 · Digital · Netflix
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