A thirtysomething bank clerk from St Albans has his small-town life exploded by the arrival of his Russian mail-order bride.
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Cast
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Sophia, alias Nadia
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| Vincent Cassel | ... |
Alexei
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Yuri
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Kate Lynn Evans | ... |
Clare
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Bank Manager
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Robert Moseley
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Karen
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Jo McInnes | ... |
Waitress
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Concierge
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D.I. O'Fetiger
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Katya Barton-Chapple | ... |
Young Sophia
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Rebecca Clarke | ... |
Bank Colleague
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| Mark Gatiss | ... |
Porter
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| Raj Ghatak | ... |
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Internet love connections and mail-order brides rarely ever work out, and John should have known. Having never been lucky in the game of love and tired of waiting for the perfect woman to come along, John decides to take his chances and orders a mail-order bride from Russia online. At first, things seem perfect: his new bride Nadia is a gorgeous woman, and although she may not speak much English, her skills in the bedroom more than make up for any communication problems. When Nadia's 'cousins' unexpectedly arrive to celebrate her birthday, John is drawn into their web of corruption and crime. Written by Anna <dimenxia@yahoo.com>
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Release Date:
1 February 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$13,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$444,615 (Italy) (1 February 2002)Gross:
$86,101 (Brazil) (15 November 2002)Company Credits
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John: Well, Nadia, if it's all the same to you, I'd like to give it a bash.
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Composed by Khukri
Published by Radyoyo / Kifkif
Performed by Da Il Deuce
Licensed by Radyoyo / Kifkif
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Nicole Kidman went to the Russian Embassy in Australia for help in speaking Russian. She didn't work with any other coach on the set except the woman from the embassy. See more »Goofs
When John finds Nadia tied up in the hotel room (after her boyfriend has found out that she is pregnant), he unties her hands, but not her feet (which were tied up), there is a short fight between them, and it is seen that her feet are not tied anymore. See more »Quotes
Nadia: You can't hurt me more than I'm hurt already.John: Well, Nadia, if it's all the same to you, I'd like to give it a bash.
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Dost Vas Mam! (I've Had It with You)Composed by Khukri
Published by Radyoyo / Kifkif
Performed by Da Il Deuce
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John (Ben Chaplin) is a hapless bachelor in St. Albans, looking for love in all the wrong places. So he goes online and orders a Russian mail-order bride. She arrives in the form of Nicole Kidman. Although her background is questionable and her English is fragmented, she's great in bed, so he has no complaints.
However when her "cousins" appear at his door a whole new world of deception and violence opens up for John, pulling him deeper and deeper under.
The premise for the film is fairly good, but the overall execution is just so-so. Nicole Kidman gives a really good performance (worthy of a better film) but Ben Chaplin is just OK. He slaps her around a bit, which is about as daring as his character manages to be. Anyone could play the role, so he's kind of stuck in a rut.
The movie is grungy, dark and feels independent - it's hard to imagine Hollywood royalty Nicole Kidman signing onto it, but she is really the reason this film remains interesting and engaging. Without her, I don't think I would have bothered to sit through all of it.