 | Naomi Watts als Lil |
 | Robin Wright als Roz |
 | Xavier Samuel als Ian |
 | James Frecheville als Tom |
 | Ben Mendelsohn als Harold |
 | Sophie Lowe als Hannah |
 | Gary Sweet als Saul |
 | Jessica Tovey als Mary |
 | Alyson Standen als Molly |
 | Dane Eade als Surfer lifeguard |
 | Charlee Thomas als Lil's grand-daughter |
 | Scott Pirlo als Assistant |
 | Drew Fairley als Theatre Director |
 | Rowan Witt als Oswald |
 | Sally Cahill als Mrs. Alving |
 | Richard Huggett als Punter |
 | Katrina Norman als Roz Swimming Double |
 | Genevieve Hegney als Workshop Performer |
 | Maya Stange als Workshop Performer |
 | James McFay als Workshop Performer |
 | Matt Levett als Workshop Performer |
| Bianca Bateman als Stand-in |
| Skye Sutherland als Roz (young) |
| Sarah Henderson als Lil (young) |
| Isaac Cocking als Tom (young) |
| Brody Mathers als Ian (young) |
| Anne Fontaine | Director |
| Christopher Hampton | Screenplay |
| Doris Lessing | Novel |
| Philippe Carcassonne | Producer |
| Michel Feller | Producer |
| Barbara Gibbs | Producer |
| Andrew Mason | Producer |
| Sidonie Dumas | Executive Producer |
| Troy Lum | Executive Producer |
| Naomi Watts | Executive Producer |
| Christopher Gordon | Original Music Composer |
| Christophe Beaucarne | Director of Photography |
| Luc Barnier | Editor |
| Ceinwen Berry | Editor |
| Annie Beauchamp | Production Design |
| Steven Jones-Evans | Production Design |
| Sophie Nash | Art Direction |
| Andrew Kotatko | Music Supervisor |
| Antony Partos | Additional Music |
| Brigitte Taillandier | Sound Recordist |
| Francis Wargnier | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Peter Miller | Sound Designer |
| Jean-Pierre Laforce | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Joanna Mae Park | Costume Designer |
| Nikki Barrett | Casting |
| Antonia Dauphin | Casting |
| Chris Webb | First Assistant Director |
| Anna Steel | Production Manager |
| Sophie Fabbri-Jackson | Script Supervisor |
| Mathieu Schiffman | Second Unit Director |
| Scott Lovelock | Second Assistant Director |
| Nerida Groth | Third Assistant Director |
| Meredith Hussey | Production Coordinator |
| Peter Lawless | Location Manager |
| Adam Dalli | Costume Supervisor |
| Shane Thomas | Makeup Supervisor |
| Shane Thomas | Hair Supervisor |
| Judy Morris | Script Editor |
| Jocelyn Thomas | Art Department Coordinator |
| Sara Mathers | Set Decoration |
| Matt Jordin | Scenic Artist |
| Dean Gould | Stunt Coordinator |
| Guy Courtecuisse | Post-Production Manager |
| Basia Ozerski | Assistant Editor |
| Mathilde Van de Moortel | Assistant Editor |
| Veronique Algan | Assistant Editor |
| Charlotte Bayle | Opening Title Sequence |
| Julie Roué | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Bridget O'Driscoll | Dialogue Editor |
