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Birthday Girl

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Birthday Girl

Be careful what you wish for.

5.9

1h 33m

2001

“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.

Director

Jez Butterworth

Trailer

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Cast & Crew

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

as Nadia / Sophia

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

as John

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

as Alexei

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

as Yuri

Kate Lynn Evans

as Clare

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

as Bank Manager

Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong

as Robert Mosley

Sally Phillips

Sally Phillips

as Karen

Jo McInnes

Jo McInnes

as Waitress

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