The Birthday
IMDb ID: tt0442934 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.1 (16 votes)
Genres: Animation · Short
A look at a slaughterhouse employee's relationship to his job and his father.
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesFinland: Syntymäpäivä
SyntymäpäiväRelease Date2005-01-21Runtime16 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsFinlandProduction CompaniesKinoproductionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442934/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0442934.jpgUpdated At2026-08-21T03:28:41
SyntymäpäiväRelease Date2005-01-21Runtime16 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews1Critic Reviews1Countries / RegionsFinlandProduction CompaniesKinoproductionIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442934/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0442934.jpgUpdated At2026-08-21T03:28:41
Directors
Kari Juusonen
Writers
Kari Juusonen
Leo Viirret
Leo Viirret
Full Cast & Crew
[Directors Group]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Writer
Name: Leo Viirret | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Claes Olsson | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Markus Lahtinen | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jussi Eerola | Role: Cinematographer
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Jukka Salminen | Role: Set Decorator
[Art Department]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Kirka Sainio | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Jukka Salminen | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Writer
Name: Leo Viirret | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Claes Olsson | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Markus Lahtinen | Role: Composer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Jussi Eerola | Role: Cinematographer
[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Set Decorator
Name: Jukka Salminen | Role: Set Decorator
[Art Department]
Name: Kari Juusonen | Role: Art Department
[Sound Department]
Name: Kirka Sainio | Role: Sound Department
[Visual Effects]
Name: Jukka Salminen | Role: Visual Effects
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0442934/videogallery/
Release Schedule
France: May 2, 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 17, 2004 (Brief Encounters Short Film Festival)
Finland: January 9, 2005 (TV premiere)
United States: January 21, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
Finland: March 9, 2005 (Tampere International Short Film Festival)
Italy: November 30, 2005 (I Castelli Animati International Animated Film Festival)
Australia: January 6, 2006 (Flickerfest International Short Film Festival)
United Kingdom: November 17, 2004 (Brief Encounters Short Film Festival)
Finland: January 9, 2005 (TV premiere)
United States: January 21, 2005 (Sundance Film Festival)
Finland: March 9, 2005 (Tampere International Short Film Festival)
Italy: November 30, 2005 (I Castelli Animati International Animated Film Festival)
Australia: January 6, 2006 (Flickerfest International Short Film Festival)
Awards
Winner | 2005 | Tampere Film Festival | Special Prize | Finnish Short Film Under 30 Minutes | Kari Juusonen, The Birthday
Box Office
No box office data listed on IMDb.
