Birthday Girl

"Be careful what you wish for"

Feb 1 2002 R 1h 33m
Comedy, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

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 online. At first, things seem perfect: his new bride Nadia is a gorgeous woman, and although she may not speak much English, her skills in the bedroom more than make up for any communication problems. When Nadia's 'cousins' unexpectedly arrive to celebrate her birthday, John is drawn into their web of corruption and crime.

Written by

Tom Butterworth, Jez Butterworth

Directed by

Jez Butterworth

Production Countries

United States of America, United Kingdom

Production Companies

Film4 Productions, Mirage Enterprises, HAL Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
27,092
Average Rating
6 out of 10
Metascore
51
Popularity
NA