Birthday Girl (2001)
Overview
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $13,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.784 |
Directed By
Jez Butterworth
Crew
Christopher Tellefsen
Graham Hills
Oliver Stapleton
Jez Butterworth
Stephen Warbeck
Graham Longhurst
Stephen Warbeck
Steve Butterworth
Diana Phillips
Jina Jay
Sarah Bartles-Smith
Martin Lee
Sam Garwood
Robert Agganis
Liam Daniel
David Bryant
Zac Nicholson
Michi Marosszeky
Adrien Seffrin
Barney Piercy
Sydney Pollack
Paul Webster
Vicki Popplewell
Jez Butterworth
Colin Leventhal
Eric Abraham
Julie Goldstein
Donna Grey
Tom Butterworth
Rick Schwartz
Diann Wajon
Verity Roberts
Linda Wilson
Noriko Watanabe
Peter Owen
Erica Wells
Lisa Vick
Hugo Luczyc-Wyhowski
Phoebe De Gaye
Vivien Mepham
Anthea Hodge
Noriko Watanabe
Rebecca Holmes
Kelly Marshall
Rowley Irlam
TOP CAST
Nicole Kidman
Sophia, alias Nadia
Ben Chaplin
John
Vincent Cassel
Alexei
Mathieu Kassovitz
Yuri
Kate Lynn Evans
Clare
Stephen Mangan
Bank Manager
Sally Phillips
Karen
Alexander Armstrong
Robert Mosley
Jo McInnes
Waitress
Ben Miller
Concierge
Jonathan Aris
D.I. O'Fetiger
Mark Gatiss
Porter
Reece Shearsmith
Porter
Alan Stocks
Passport Official
Steve Pemberton
Duty sergeant
Rebecca Norton
Bank Colleague
Raj Ghatak
Bank Colleague
Jack Pierce
Bank Colleague
David Mark
Bank Colleague
J.J. Toba
Policeman
Katya Barton-Chapple
Young Sophia
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