Happy Birthday

Plot

Eight-year-old maid Toha goes to great lengths to ensure that her best friend Nelly, the daughter of her wealthy employer, has a successful birthday party in this poignant debut feature exploring classism in modern-day Cairo.

About Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday (Egyptian Arabic: هابي بيرث داي) is a 2025 Egyptian coming-of-age drama film co-written and directed by Sarah Goher in her directorial debut. It stars Nelly Karim, Hanan Motawie, Sherif Salama, Aly Sobhy and Doha Ramadan. It follows an 8-year-old maid who throws a birthday party for her upper-class friend. Happy Birthday had its world premiere at the 24th Tribeca Film Festival on June 5, 2025, where it was honored with the Best International Narrative Feature Award as well as the Nora Ephron Award and Best Screenplay in an International Narrative Feature. It was selected as the Egyptian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

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