Overview

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.

Top Cast

G

Gulnara Mkhitaryan

Lyuba

Irina Proshina

E

Evgeniya Turkina

M

Mariya Kuzmina

Rano Kubaeva

Zulfiya

L

Lyubov Starkova

Oksana Pototskaya

R

Raisa Sazonova

L

Lyudmila Kuznetsova

Oleg Ukhov

Oleg Vasilkov

M

Murad Ibragimbekov