Birth
2004 · Movie · 1h 40m · R
DramaMystery
"Careful what you wish for."
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.
Ratings
IMDb
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
43%
Metacritic
51/100
Key crew
- Jonathan GlazerDirector
- Jean-Claude CarrièreScreenplay
- Milo AddicaScreenplay
- Jonathan GlazerScreenplay
- Alexandre DesplatOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nicole KidmanAnna
- Cameron BrightYoung Sean
- Danny HustonJoseph
- Lauren BacallEleanor
- Alison ElliottLaura
- Arliss HowardBob
- Michael DesautelsSean
- Anne HecheClara
- Peter StormareClifford
- Ted LevineMr. Conte
- Cara SeymourMrs. Conte
- Joe M. ChalmersSinclair
Stills
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Themes
infidelitynew york cityoperaloss of loved onelove letterreincarnationengagementfriendslittle boygriefmistresswedding