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The Birthday Trip

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To celebrate their joint thirtieth birthday, lapsed high-school besties Clare, Angie and Isabel organize a luxury weekend away at the six-star Lothian Gate farmstay with their partners in tow. While the women share a nostalgic bond, the men are strangers, and the simmering social machinations test the couples' loyalty. Meanwhile, across the perfectly manicured grounds, the fraught relationship between the farmstay's conflicted caretaker Felix and his partner Sapphire threatens to derail the weekend.

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Luke Buckmaster Guardian 2d
4/5
The thrill comes from watching very different people pushed and pulled by social currents, power structures and conflicting temperaments. Nobody is necessarily “right” or “wrong” and nothing is necessarily settled. Go to Full Review Nikki Gemmell The Australian 3d
3.5/5
...the sound is odd at times. But the ensemble is tight, vividly delineated, and the satirical writing generally smart. Go to Full Review Jake Wilson Sydney Morning Herald Jul 30
2.5/5
The Birthday Trip has a degree of sophistication, even swagger. Woods knows what he’s doing, especially when it comes to writing and handling actors – though he often can’t resist heavily underlining his characters’ chief traits... Go to Full Review Cris Kennedy Inner East Review 6d
4/5
I genuinely hated these people, I would in real life, but I loved getting my hate on, and enjoying strong performances across the board. Go to Full Review Simon Foster Screen-Space (Substack) Jul 31
3.5/5
There’s a hint of THE BIG CHILL by way of Ruben Östlund in Woods’ free-wheelin’ screenplay. Go to Full Review Andiee Paviour Nobody's Reading This But Me Jul 29
4/5
A birthday get-together head games are orchestrated by writer-director James Robert Woods with a hitman’s precision. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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James Robert Woods

Director

Sapphire Blossom

Actor

Nicola Frew

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Ben Gerrard

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Annelise Hall

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Luke Jacobz

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Synopsis To celebrate their joint thirtieth birthday, lapsed high-school besties Clare, Angie and Isabel organize a luxury weekend away at the six-star Lothian Gate farmstay with their partners in tow. While the women share a nostalgic bond, the men are strangers, and the simmering social machinations test the couples' loyalty. Meanwhile, across the perfectly manicured grounds, the fraught relationship between the farmstay's conflicted caretaker Felix and his partner Sapphire threatens to derail the weekend.
Director
James Robert Woods
Producer
Stephanie Jane Day, James Robert Woods
Screenwriter
James Robert Woods
Production Co
Badlands, Black Maria Film Collective
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 39m
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