Happy Birthday My Dear

The truth. This is the axis of this beautiful short film about a lady prepairing, with devotion and high care, the surprise party for her husband.

A phone call changes entire her world in radical manner. So, vulnerability, fury, frustrations, revelations about guests are mixed after a phone conversation of her Oscar .

The end proposes a cold twist. But it reminds the reality behind it.

The basic virtue of film - the admirable performance of Helen Tonkin. And the truths exposed front to friends of husband, reminding the sacrifices of many housewives for perfect universe of their husbands.

A well crafted, scene by scene film. And a moving message.