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Plot

Directed by Jonathan Glazer, Birth takes place in New York's Upper East Side, where Anna (Nicole Kidman), a 35-year-old widow, resides. Just as Anna has shaken off what she thought were the final remnants of her old life -- she has even found love with a new man, Joseph (Danny Huston), whom she plans on marrying -- Sean (Cameron Bright), a ten-year-old boy, comes into her life insisting that he is the reincarnation of her late husband. Though she initially brushes off the boy's claims as the result of a crush on her, his grave demeanor and uncanny knowledge of her life leads Anna through a self-reevaluation that not only threatens her marital plans with Joseph (Huston), but also strains her relationship with her mother, Eleanor (Lauren Bacall).
MPAA Rating:
R for sexuality.
Genre(s):
Crime and Mystery,Drama
Run Time:
100min.
Theatrical Release Date:
10/29/2004
DVD Release Date:
04/19/2005
Distributor(s):
New Line
Director(s):
Jonathan Glazer
Starring:
Nicole Kidman , Cameron Bright , Danny Huston , Lauren Bacall , Alison Elliott
Themes:
Death of a Partner,Mysterious Strangers,Reincarnation,Haunted By the Past
Tone:
Cerebral,Chilly,Dreamlike,Eerie,Enigmatic,Ominous
Keywords:
engagement,family-strife,life-choices,reincarnation,widow/widower
Country of Origin:
USA (10-29-2004)
Language:
English