While shooting a film, the director becomes interested in the unfolding struggle of a young factory worker that has been laid off by a boss who did not like her union activities.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Isabelle HuppertIsabelle | Isabelle |
 Hanna SchygullaHanna | Hanna |
 Michel PiccoliMichel Boulard | Michel Boulard |
 Jerzy RadziwiłowiczJerzy | Jerzy |
 László SzabóLaszlo | Laszlo |
 Jean-François StéveninLe machino | Le machino |
 Patrick BonnelBonnel | Bonnel |
| SSophie LucachevskiScript-girl | Script-girl |
 Barbara TissierNot listed | Not listed |
 Myriem RousselMyriem | Myriem |
| MMagali CamposMagali | Magali |
| SSerge DesarnauldsNot listed | Not listed |
 Ágnes BánfalvyNot listed | Not listed |
| EEzio AmbrosettiNot listed | Not listed |
| MManuelle BaltazarNot listed | Not listed |
| SSarah BeauchesneNot listed | Not listed |
| BBertrand TheubetNot listed | Not listed |
| SSarah Cohen-SaliSarah | Sarah |
| CCatherine Van CauwenbergheNot listed | Not listed |
| SSophie MaireNot listed | Not listed |
| CCornélia MandryNot listed | Not listed |
| CCathy MarchandNot listed | Not listed |
| MMarie-Annick AbgrallNot listed | Not listed |
| RRené MennotierNot listed | Not listed |
| FFrantisek MandikNot listed | Not listed |
| AAttila BokorNot listed | Not listed |