Birthday Girl (2001)

6.0R89 minDirector: Jez Butterworth

2001 British comedy thriller film directed by Jez Butterworth

Birthday Girl is a 2001 erotic comedy thriller film directed by Jez Butterworth. The plot focuses on English bank clerk John Buckingham, who orders a Russian mail-order bride, Nadia. It becomes clear upon her arrival that Nadia cannot speak English, and early into her stay, two mysterious men come to the house claiming to be her cousin and cousin's friend. The film features Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Vincent Cassel. English and Russian are spoken interchangeably in the film.

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What is Birthday Girl about?
Birthday Girl (2001) — Internet love connections and mail-order brides rarely ever work out, and John should have known. Having never been lucky in the game of love and tired of waiting for the perfect woman to come along, John decides to take his chances and orders a mail-order bride from Russia onlin
Is Birthday Girl based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Birthday Girl scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.