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Birthday Girl

2001-09-06 · 93 min · ★ 5.9

Comedy · Crime · Thriller

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.

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Production details

Directors
Jez Butterworth
Production companies
HAL Films, Film4 Productions
Countries
United Kingdom
Status
Released
Budget
USD 13,000,000
Revenue
USD 16,171,098

Top Cast

Nicole KidmanNicole KidmanNadia / Sophia
Ben ChaplinBen ChaplinJohn
Vincent CasselVincent CasselAlexei
Mathieu KassovitzMathieu KassovitzYuri
Kate Lynn EvansClare
Stephen ManganStephen ManganBank Manager
Alexander ArmstrongAlexander ArmstrongRobert Mosley
Sally PhillipsSally PhillipsKaren
Jo McInnesJo McInnesWaitress
Ben MillerBen MillerConcierge
Jonathan ArisJonathan ArisD.I. O'Fetiger
Katya Barton-ChappleYoung Sophia
Mark GatissMark GatissPorter
Reece ShearsmithReece ShearsmithPorter
Alan StocksAlan StocksPassport Official
Steve PembertonSteve PembertonDuty sergeant
Rebecca NortonBank Colleague
Raj GhatakRaj GhatakBank Colleague
Jack PierceJack PierceBank Colleague
David MarkBank Colleague

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