Natalya Pyankova
Director · b. 1958 · Mytishchi, Moskovskaya oblast, USSR (Russia)
Movies1
Movie7.5DramaBlending 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.