Happy Birthday! (1998)
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.
Cast
Irina Proshina
Rano Kubaeva
Zulfiya
Oksana Pototskaya
Oleg Ukhov
Oleg Vasilkov
Natalya Pyankova
Gennadi Sidorov
Ravshana Kurkova
Svetlana Shershneva
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