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.
Director: Larisa Sadilova
Screenplay: Larisa Sadilova
Producer: Gennadi Sidorov
Director of Photography: Irina Uralskaya, Aleksandr Kazarenskov