Birthday Girl (2001)

I know a fellow who got himself a mail-order bride. He wasn’t having any success with local ladies and really wanted to have someone with whom he could share his life. One day, he asked me to take some photos of him and was purposefully vague as to the reason. Some time later, he brought her around to introduce me to her and to explain what was going on. I imagine John (Ben Chaplin) knows what my chum’s life was like. Instead of the Philippines, he contacts a marriage broker for women from Russia. His new fiancée Nadia (Nicole Kidman) is a quiet and attractive woman but she doesn’t speak any English. She is affectionate and affable, John is smitten. The sudden arrival of Nadia’s two gregarious cousins, Alexei (Vincent Cassel) and Yuri (Mathieu Kassovitz) put a real crimp in his life and spins his life out of control.

Director:  Jez Butterworth; Piers Thompson Writer:  Tom Butterworth; Jez Butterworth Cast:
Nicole Kidman -  Nadia Ben Chaplin -  John Vincent Cassel -  Alexei Mathieu Kassovitz -  Yuri Kate Evans -  Claire Jo McInnes -  Waitress Ben Miller -  Concierge Sue Maund -  Woman With Lost Hat		Reece Shearsmith -  Porter Alan Stocks -  Passport official Steve Pemberton -  Duty Sergeant Jack Pierce -  Bank Collegue Sally Phillips -  Karen J.J. Toba -  Policeman 2 Katya Barton-Chapple -  Young Sophia Rebecca Clarke -  Bank Collegue