Stars: Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Vincent Cassel, Mathieu Kassovitz, Kate Evans

Director: Jez Butterworth

Summary: Bank manager, John, gets much more than he bargained for when he chooses a mail order Russian bride... All seems perfect at first but when her two cousins turn up from Russia a chain events take place and John is force to rob his own bank to save Nadia's life...

At a London airport, shy bank clerk John (Ben Chaplin) watches passengers arriving from an international flight. He's waiting for his mail order bride to arrive from Russia. When she finally appears, she's not exactly what John had in mind--tall, thin, and gangly, with scruffy hair and rings around her eyes, Nadia (Nicole Kidman) seems worn, apprehensive, and tired. As he drives her home, John discovers she can't speak a word of English, but she does smoke prodigiously. He makes repeated calls to the agency that arranged the marriage, leaving messages that a mistake has been made. But although Nadia doesn't know any English, John soon discovers that she knows all about sex. He changes his mind about sending her back.
The opening of director Jez Butterworth's BIRTHDAY GIRL is amusing and raunchy. But the film takes off in another direction when, on Nadia's birthday, two boisterous Russians (exuberantly played by French actors Vincent Cassel and Matthieu Kassovitz) arrive and take over John's home. The clever, twisting narrative that follows is, by turns, surprising, funny, and suspenseful. Chaplin's thoughtful performance counterbalances Kidman's troubled volatile heroine, who is not who she seems to be.

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Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary - 1. Jez Butterworth - Director, Interview - 1. Cast & Crew, Behind-the-Scenes Footage, Trailer, Music Video - SOMETHIN' STUPID Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman
Year:	2001
Release Date:	March 8, 2004
Runtime:	89 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C C D 9947
Label:	Film Four Distributors
Keywords:	Birthday, Girl, Comedy, General, Drama, Thriller
Genre:	Drama