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Birthday Girl
Birthday Girl

Birthday Girl

Be careful what you wish for

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ComedyCrimeThriller

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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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Budget

$13000000

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

06 September 2001

Country

United Kingdom

Cast

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Sophia, alias Nadia

Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin

John

Vincent Cassel

Vincent Cassel

Alexei

Mathieu Kassovitz

Mathieu Kassovitz

Yuri

Kate Lynn Evans

Kate Lynn Evans

Clare

Stephen Mangan

Stephen Mangan

Bank Manager

Sally Phillips

Sally Phillips

Karen

Alexander Armstrong

Alexander Armstrong

Robert Mosley

Jo McInnes

Jo McInnes

Waitress

Ben Miller

Ben Miller

Concierge

Jonathan Aris

Jonathan Aris

D.I. O'Fetiger

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Porter

Reece Shearsmith

Reece Shearsmith

Porter

Alan Stocks

Alan Stocks

Passport Official

Steve Pemberton

Steve Pemberton

Duty sergeant

Rebecca Norton

Rebecca Norton

Bank Colleague

Raj Ghatak

Raj Ghatak

Bank Colleague

Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

Bank Colleague

David Mark

David Mark

Bank Colleague

J.J. Toba

J.J. Toba

Policeman

Katya Barton-Chapple

Katya Barton-Chapple

Young Sophia

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