---
title: 'Birthday Girl (2001)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jez Butterworth'
released: '2001-09-06'
runtime_minutes: 89
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/birthday-girl-2001'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188453/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Birthday Girl (2001)

2001 · 89 min · Drama, Crime, Romance · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jez Butterworth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jez-butterworth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Stephen Warbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-warbeck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Oliver Stapleton](https://cinepixo.com/people/oliver-stapleton)
- **Editor:** [Christopher Tellefsen](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-tellefsen)

## Cast

- [Sally Phillips](https://cinepixo.com/people/sally-phillips)
- [Stephen Mangan](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-mangan)
- [Ben Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-miller)
- [Alexander Armstrong](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-armstrong)
- [Ben Chaplin](https://cinepixo.com/people/ben-chaplin)
- [Mark Gatiss](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-gatiss)
- [Vincent Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-cassel)
- [Nicole Kidman](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicole-kidman)
- [Mathieu Kassovitz](https://cinepixo.com/people/mathieu-kassovitz)
- [Jonathan Aris](https://cinepixo.com/people/jonathan-aris)
- [Steve Pemberton](https://cinepixo.com/people/steve-pemberton)

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