Birthday Girl (2002) Before They Share A Future, They Have To Survive Her Past
Be careful what you wish for...
Nicole plays Nadia/Sofia
Birthday Girl tells the story of Russian mail order bride Nadia, ordered over the internet by lonely bank clerk John.
Nadia speaks very little English, but John finds that she makes up for it in the bedroom. However, when Nadia's
"cousins" from Russia arrive, John finds his life turned upside down...
Information Released: US- 1st February 2002; UK- 28th June 2002; Australia- 8th August 2002 Directed by: Jez Butterworth Co-stars: Ben Chaplin (John), Vincent Cassel (Alexei), Mathieu Kassovitz (Yuri), Kate Evans (Clare),
Stephen Mangan (Bank Manager) Genre: Comedy/Drama/Romance
Filming: Hertfordshire, England; Sydney, Australia. Filming took place from August to November 1999. Budget: $13,000,000 Nicole's salary: $1,500,000 Box Office: US- $4,919,896; UK- £651,700; Russia- $424,352. Opening weekends - $2,370,809 in the US on 1000 screens;
£237,165 in the UK on 133 screens. Runtime: 93mins / 1hr 33mins
Trivia
[1] Nicole actually learnt Russian for this role. She went to the Russian Embassy in Australia for
help in speaking the language, and didn't work with any other coach on the set except the woman from the embassy.
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Birthday Girl tells the story of Russian mail order bride Nadia, ordered over the internet by lonely bank clerk John.
Nadia speaks very little English, but John finds that she makes up for it in the bedroom. However, when Nadia's
"cousins" from Russia arrive, John finds his life turned upside down...
