Birth
A ten year widow, Anna (Nicole Kidman) is about to remarry when a mysterious boy (Cameron Bright) convincingly claims he's her late husband reincarnated. Jonathan Glazer ("Sexy Beast") has mixed dark comedy into this spell-binding thriller about a woman whose mind baulks at the impossible but whose heart knows the truth. Co-stars Lauren Bacall as Anna's mother. "One of Kidman's bravest and best performances." - New York Daily News.
Year: 2004
Genre: Art House Cinema, Ed's Favourites, Film Festivals 2005
Country: USA
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Starring: Anne Heche, Arliss Howard, Lauren Bacall, Nicole Kidman, Ted Levine, Peter Stormare, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston
Duration: 100 Minutes
Rating: R16 - Contains sexual references.
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