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The Birthday Party review
Cannes film festival: This could be better paced but the crisis which descends on an up-against-it dairy farm is delivered by some very memorable goons
TL;DR
- The film is a home-invasion suspense thriller set in the French countryside.
- Thomas, a dairy farmer, struggles with financial difficulties.
- Nora, his wife, has recently gone viral for a 'family dance' video.
- Three sinister men, played by Benoît Magimel, Paul Hamy, and Alane Delhaye, arrive at Nora's birthday party.
- The atmosphere becomes claustrophobic and bizarre as the party turns unpleasant.
- Benoît Magimel delivers a memorable performance as a menacing figure.
- The film loses narrative steam in the third act, and a plot twist is unraveled.