An emotionally scarred fifty-something female, a high-profile but haunted British novelist, and a heroic dissident-cum-Soviet psychiatric hospital veteran, all reunite decades after bonding and surviving together in a detention camp during World War II.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Susan SarandonMelanie Lansing Winters | Melanie Lansing Winters |
 Christopher PlummerDavid Winters | David Winters |
 Gabriel ByrneChristopher Lewis | Christopher Lewis |
 Roy DupuisBenjamin Winters | Benjamin Winters |
 Max von SydowJakob Bronski | Jakob Bronski |
 Dakota GoyoTimmy Winters | Timmy Winters |
 Domini BlytheJane Radley | Jane Radley |
 Kristen Holden-RiedYoung Jakob | Young Jakob |
| RRegan JewittYoung Melanie | Young Melanie |
 Alexandre NachiYoung Christopher | Young Christopher |
| MMaéva NadonGirl on Bicycle | Girl on Bicycle |
 Jean-François BlanchardRed Cross Worker | Red Cross Worker |
 Renee Madeline Le GuerrierRed Cross Worker | Red Cross Worker |
| YYvon S. AubéGendarme | Gendarme |
| RRobert RichardSoldier | Soldier |