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Birth

Birth

Careful what you wish for.

20046.01h 40m

Overview

It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

Directed by Jonathan Glazer
Written by Milo Addica, Jonathan Glazer, Jean-Claude Carrière
Produced by Jean-Louis Piel, Lizie Gower, Nick Morris
Box OfficeBudget: $20.0MRevenue: $23.9M

Top Cast

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Anna

Cameron Bright

Cameron Bright

Young Sean

Danny Huston

Danny Huston

Joseph

Lauren Bacall

Lauren Bacall

Eleanor

Alison Elliott

Alison Elliott

Laura

Arliss Howard

Arliss Howard

Bob

Michael Desautels

Michael Desautels

Sean

Anne Heche

Anne Heche

Clara

Peter Stormare

Peter Stormare

Clifford

Ted Levine

Ted Levine

Mr. Conte

Themes & Keywords

infidelitynew york cityoperaloss of loved onelove letterreincarnationengagementfriendslittle boygriefmistressweddinglove affairwidowerdeathengaged womanobsessive lovemarriage engagementlife after deathnew york winter

About Birth

Birth is a drama, mystery film released in 2004 exploring themes of infidelity, new york city, opera, loss of loved one, love letter, reincarnation. Directed by Jonathan Glazer, it stars Nicole Kidman, Cameron Bright, Danny Huston. It took Anna 10 years to recover from the death of her husband, Sean, but now she's on the verge of marrying her boyfriend, Joseph, and finally moving on. However, on the night of her engagement party, a young boy named Sean turns up, saying he is her dead husband reincarnated. At first she ignores the child, but his knowledge of her former husband's life is uncanny, leading her to believe that he might be telling the truth.

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