Comedy ·Crime ·Thriller · United Kingdom · 2001 · 1h 33m

Birthday Girl

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Director
Jez Butterworth
Cast
Nicole Kidman as Nadia / Sophia Ben Chaplin as John Vincent Cassel as Alexei Mathieu Kassovitz as Yuri Kate Lynn Evans as Clare Stephen Mangan as Bank Manager
Crew
Oliver Stapleton — Director of Photography Christopher Tellefsen — Editor Stephen Warbeck — Original Music Composer Tom Butterworth — Writer Jez Butterworth — Writer Steve Butterworth — Producer
Tagline

Be careful what you wish for.

Synopsis

John is a mild-mannered banker who has never been lucky in love. Fed up with waiting for the right girl to come along, John takes a chance on a Russian mail-order bride arranged via the Internet, where he is introduced to Nadia. John's fondness for Nadia grows... until the sudden arrival of Nadia's gregarious cousins makes John realize that he's in over his head.

Trailer Birthday Girl — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
robberymail order bridebank clerk
Key Collaborators
Jez Butterworth Director Oliver Stapleton Director of Photography Christopher Tellefsen Editor Stephen Warbeck Original Music Composer Tom Butterworth Writer Jez Butterworth Writer Steve Butterworth Producer Diana Phillips Producer Eric Abraham Producer Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski Production Design Phoebe De Gaye Costume Design
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