24/12/2003
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
Jude Law
as Inman
Nicole Kidman
as Ada Monroe
Renée Zellweger
as Ruby Thewes
Eileen Atkins
as Maddy
Brendan Gleeson
as Stobrod Thewes
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Reverend Veasey
Natalie Portman
as Sara
Giovanni Ribisi
as Junior
Donald Sutherland
as Reverend Monroe
Ray Winstone
as Teague
Kathy Baker
as Sally Swanger
James Gammon
as Esco Swanger
Charlie Hunnam
as Bosie
Jack White
as Georgia
Ethan Suplee
as Pangle
Jena Malone
as Ferry Girl
Melora Walters
as Lila
Lucas Black
as Oakley
Taryn Manning
as Shyla
Tom Aldredge
as Blind Man
James Rebhorn
as Doctor
Emily Deschanel
as Mrs. Morgan
Robin Mullins
as Mrs. Castlereagh
Ben Allison
as Rourke
Trey Howell
as Butcher
Alex Hassell
as Orderly
Jay Tavare
as Swimmer
William Boyer
as Confederate Officer
Christopher Fennell
as Acton Swanger
Erik Smith
as Ellis Swanger
Cillian Murphy
as Bardolph
Richard Brake
as Nym
Seán Gleeson
as Pistol
Rasool J'Han
as Rebecca
Hank Stone
as Brown
Mark Jeffrey Miller
as Sheffield
Afemo Omilami
as Joshua
Chet Dixon
as Veasey Town Guard
Jamie Lee
as Guard
Jen Apgar
as Dolly
Katherine Durio
as Mae
Martin Pemberton
as Mo
Leonard Woodcock
as Jo
William Roberts
as Grayling
Dean Whitworth
as Barber
Kristen Nicole LaPrade
as Grace Inman
Max Minghella
as Young Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
Christopher Blackmore
as Runaway Slave (uncredited)
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