Birthday Boy

Birthday Boy

2006 · 10 min · ★ 7.0

It is Sjoerd's birthday and his mother has spared no trouble or expense to make this day a pleasurable one. Helped by the au pair, she takes the eleven-year-old kid on a search, where an unfortunate coincidence puts them in the middle of a raid. The criminals take the complete party bunch hostage and then it is a matter of surviving for the birthday boy.

Directed by Chris W. Mitchell · Written by Chris W. Mitchell

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