The Birthday Gift (original German title: Das Geschenk) is a 2026 German comedy directed by Vanessa Jopp and written by Ben Brooks. Its story unfolds during a children's birthday celebration at the stylish country villa of Marlene Frischmann's brother. What is meant to be a memorable day for young Theo gradually becomes a gathering full of clashing opinions, family tension, and comic disorder.Show More
Marlene, a single mother, has carefully arranged the party for her son. Decorations, cake, games, a piñata, and special entertainment are all part of her plan. She wants everything to go smoothly, but the arrival of relatives and guests brings competing ideas about parenting, childhood, discipline, and the responsibilities adults have toward children. An unusual and questionable birthday present becomes one of the sparks that unsettles the occasion.
Marlene's brother Timo approaches the day with confidence and a taste for grand gestures, while their father Hans brings an eccentric outlook and unresolved family history. Theo's own feelings about the celebration also matter: he is not merely watching the adults argue, and his reactions help expose the gap between what the grown-ups plan and what he actually wants. As the party spirals, old grievances surface alongside unexpected moments of honesty.
Jeanne Goursaud plays Marlene, Edin Hasanović plays Timo, Heiner Lauterbach plays Hans, and Levin Wopp plays Theo. The film turns one birthday into a comic pressure cooker, using the contrast between Marlene's careful preparation and the guests' unpredictable behavior to explore family bonds and generational differences. The villa's polished setting only makes the growing chaos more striking.
This quiz focuses on these four central family characters. Its situations draw on the film's birthday preparations, the disruptive gift, disagreements about raising children, complicated family memories, and the effort to keep a celebration from falling apart. It is a personality quiz, not a test of movie knowledge. Choose the response that feels most natural, then count the character names in brackets to discover whose instincts most closely resemble yours.