Movie
Birth
Careful what you wish for.
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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Synopsis
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.
More about Birth
Cast
Nicole KidmanAnna
Cameron BrightYoung Sean
Danny HustonJoseph
Lauren BacallEleanor
Alison ElliottLaura
Arliss HowardBob
Michael DesautelsSean
Anne HecheClaraCredits
- Directed by
- Jonathan Glazer
- Written by
- Jean-Claude Carrière, Milo Addica, Jonathan Glazer
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Box office
- $23.9M
Production
Academy FilmsUnited Kingdom
New Line CinemaUnited States- Lou YiUnited States
- March EntertainmentGermany
Fine Line FeaturesUnited States
