Birth | Film | The Guardian

Birth | Film | The Guardian

Details: 2004, USA, Cert 15, 100 mins

Direction: Jonathan Glazer

Genre: Drama

Summary: A woman thinks her dead husband has been reincarnated in the body of a young boy

With: Cameron Bright, Danny Huston, Lauren Bacall and Nicole Kidman

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Peter Bradshaw

Peter Bradshaw: A supernatural thriller with a flavoursome dash of semi-intentional comedy.

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