Lil and Roz are two lifelong friends, having grown up together as neighbors in an idyllic beach town. As adults, their sons have developed a friendship as strong as that which binds their mothers. One summer, all four are confronted by simmering emotions that have been mounting between them, and each find unexpected happiness in relationships that cross the bounds of convention.
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Film Cast:
- Lil: Naomi Watts
- Roz: Robin Wright
- Ian: Xavier Samuel
- Tom: James Frecheville
- Harold: Ben Mendelsohn
- Hannah: Sophie Lowe
- Saul: Gary Sweet
- Mary: Jessica Tovey
- Molly: Alyson Standen
- Surfer lifeguard: Dane Eade
- Lil’s grand-daughter: Charlee Thomas
- Assistant: Scott Pirlo
- Theatre Director: Drew Fairley
- Oswald: Rowan Witt
- Mrs. Alving: Sally Cahill
- Punter: Richard Huggett
- Roz Swimming Double: Katrina Norman
- Workshop Performer: Genevieve Hegney
- Workshop Performer: Maya Stange
- Workshop Performer: James McFay
- Workshop Performer: Matt Levett
- Stand-in: Bianca Bateman
- Roz (young): Skye Sutherland
- Lil (young): Sarah Henderson
- Tom (young): Isaac Cocking
- Ian (young): Brody Mathers
Film Crew:
- Director: Anne Fontaine
- Screenplay: Christopher Hampton
- Novel: Doris Lessing
- Producer: Philippe Carcassonne
- Producer: Michel Feller
- Producer: Barbara Gibbs
- Producer: Andrew Mason
- Executive Producer: Sidonie Dumas
- Executive Producer: Troy Lum
- Executive Producer: Naomi Watts
- Original Music Composer: Christopher Gordon
- Director of Photography: Christophe Beaucarne
- Editor: Luc Barnier
- Editor: Ceinwen Berry
- Production Design: Annie Beauchamp
- Production Design: Steven Jones-Evans
- Art Direction: Sophie Nash
- Music Supervisor: Andrew Kotatko
- Additional Music: Antony Partos
- Sound Recordist: Brigitte Taillandier
- Supervising Sound Editor: Francis Wargnier
- Sound Designer: Peter Miller
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Jean-Pierre Laforce
- Costume Designer: Joanna Mae Park
- Casting: Nikki Barrett
- Casting: Antonia Dauphin
- First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
- Production Manager: Anna Steel
- Script Supervisor: Sophie Fabbri-Jackson
- Second Unit Director: Mathieu Schiffman
- Second Assistant Director: Scott Lovelock
- Third Assistant Director: Nerida Groth
- Production Coordinator: Meredith Hussey
- Location Manager: Peter Lawless
- Costume Supervisor: Adam Dalli
- Hair Supervisor: Shane Thomas
- Script Editor: Judy Morris
- Art Department Coordinator: Jocelyn Thomas
- Set Decoration: Sara Mathers
- Scenic Artist: Matt Jordin
- Stunt Coordinator: Dean Gould
- Post-Production Manager: Guy Courtecuisse
- Assistant Editor: Basia Ozerski
- Assistant Editor: Mathilde Van de Moortel
- Assistant Editor: Veronique Algan
- Opening Title Sequence: Charlotte Bayle
- Assistant Sound Editor: Julie Roué
- Dialogue Editor: Bridget O’Driscoll
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