BIRTHDAY
by Lara Zeidan
Coming of Age
FRANCE / CANADA / GERMANY / LEBANON / SAUDI ARABIA
90 min
Language: Arabic, French
Beirut, May 2008. A regular after-school day for Razan, who turns fourteen tomorrow, is disrupted by gun battles that erupt throughout the city. Regardless, Razan’s teenage concerns remain unchanged as she tries to enjoy a normal birthday.
SCREENPLAY Lara Zeidan
PRODUCTION
SEVANA FILMS (France) in co-production with COURONNE NORD (Canada), MAYANA FILMS (Germany) & ROAD2FILMS (Lebanon)
Produced by Séverine Tibi, Julie Groleau, Zorana Mušikić, May Odeh, Cynthia Choucair
Awards | Participations | Support:
SODEC Production Support 2025, Telefilm Canada Production Support 2024, AFAC Production Grant 2022, Red Sea Development Support 2021, Doha Film Institute’s Hezayah Screenwriting Lab 2021, Beirut Cinema Platform 2021, Red Sea Souk 2021 (Special Mention), Crossroads Co-roduction Forum 2020 (CNC Development Award)