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The Birthday Party

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Yes. The Birthday Party is based on The Birthday Party, a 2007 book by Panos Karnezis. The film came out on 17 April 2026 in theaters. The book runs to 272 pages, about 6 h of reading.

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Already out. At an hour a day the book takes 6 evenings. As of 12 October 2026.

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The book
Title The Birthday Party
Author Panos Karnezis
First published 2007
Pages 272
Reading time about 6 h
ISBN 9780224079327
The screen version
Title The Birthday Party
Format Film
Director Miguel Ángel Jiménez
Main cast Willem Dafoe, Emma Suárez, Joe Cole, Vic Carmen Sonne, Christos Stergioglou
Where In theaters
Release 17 April 2026
Status Released
Runtime 1 h 43 m
Genre drama

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