Английская Википедия:Happy Birthday (2009 film)
Happy Birthday is a 2009 Maldivian suspense thriller film written and directed by Moomin Fuad.[1] Produced by Yoosuf Mohamed Ali under Dark Rain Entertainment, the film stars Yoosuf Shafeeu and Niuma Mohamed in pivotal roles.[2] Winning five Gaumee Film Awards and twelve Maldives Film Awards, the film was also screened at the Venice Film Festival.[3]
The film narrates the story of a simple man who receives a call on his birthday informing that his wife and son have been kidnapped and is asked to get the ransom if he wants them back.[1] Though the film received positive reviews from critics, it was a commercial failure.[1] According to Fuad, its failure had a big impact on his career and he lost several other projects due to its financial loss.[2]
Cast
- Yoosuf Shafeeu as Asif
- Niuma Mohamed as Suza
- Mohamed Rasheed as Office Boss
- Ahmed Asim as Ahmed
- Ahmed Saeed as Hussain
- Fathimath Azifa as Fazla
- Ali Farooq as Bank Manager
- Ismail Nuweil as Akko
- Abdul Satthar as Father
- Nashmee Mohamed Saeed as Bank Girl
Soundtrack
Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics. Ifraz Ali from Avas called the film a "masterpiece" of Fuad in terms of writing and direction.[4] A total of five shows with little occupancy were screened at the cinema and was crashed afterwards. Regarding its commercial failure, producer Mohamed Ali noted; "Maldivians were experiencing a wave of melodrama at the time, few to none were aware of art films".[5]
Accolades
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