Jonathan Glazer’s 2004 mystery Birth arrives in a director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition from The Criterion Collection, featuring a new 4K digital restoration with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio. Nicole Kidman stars as a grieving widow whose life is upended when a ten-year-old boy claims to be her late husband, with painterly cinematography by Harris Savides and a hypnotic score by Alexandre Desplat.
Film Info
Country: United States
Year: 2004
Runtime: 100 minutes
Color | 1.85:1 | English
Spine: #1298
Special Features
Director-approved 4K UHD + Blu-ray special edition features:
- New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by Jonathan Glazer, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio
- One 4K UHD disc presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features
- 2004 interview with Glazer and Nicole Kidman
- New making-of documentary with behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Glazer, producers, and cast
- New program on the film’s cinematography featuring camera operator Craig Haagensen and first assistant cameraman Eric Swanek
- Trailer
- English SDH subtitles
- Plus: an essay by author Olivia Laing; new cover by Neil Kellerhouse
Release Date
The Criterion edition of Birth releases on January 27, 2026 and can be pre-ordered here.
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