The Birthday
2008, French. Directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo.
The beautiful Awa, from a poor background, decides to marry for money rather than love and ends up with the much older Karim. While married, she continues to love the much younger Bouba. On the happy occasion of Awa’s birthday, a macabre plan is to be set in motion.
- Runtime
- 0h 12m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
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Details
- Released
- 31 December 2008
- Original title
- L'anniversaire
- Country
- Burkina Faso, South Korea
- Written by
- Bède M. Ganafé Mofédog-na
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The Birthday runs 12 minutes (0h 12m).
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Which OTT platform is The Birthday on?
The Birthday isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 December 2008. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Birthday?
The Birthday (2008) was directed by Idrissa Ouedraogo and stars Aminata Diallo, Gustave Sorgho, Guy Desire Yameogo.