Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Cast
Amy Adams
Louise Banks
Jeremy Renner
Ian Donnelly
Forest Whitaker
Colonel Weber
Michael Stuhlbarg
Agent Halpern
Mark O'Brien
Captain Marks
Tzi Ma
General Shang
Abigail Pniowsky
8-Year-Old Hannah
Julia Scarlett Dan
12-Year-Old Hannah
Jadyn Malone
6-Year-Old Hannah
Frank Schorpion
Dr. Kettler
Lucas Chartier-Dessert
Private Lasky
Christian Jadah
Private Combs
Lucy Van Oldenbarneveld
CNAC Anchor
Andrew Shaver
Environmental Tech
Pat Kiely
Environmental Tech
Sonia Vigneault
Dr. J. Bydwell
Mark Camacho
Richard Riley
Sabrina Reeves
Press Secretary
Julian Casey
Australian Scientist
Tony Robinow
British Scientist
Larry Day
CIA Officer Dan Ryder
Matthew Willson
Preacher
Ruth Chiang
Chinese Scientist
Russell Yuen
Chinese Scientist
Sergiy Marchenko
Russian Officer
Anana Rydvald
Swedish Scientist
Bineyam Girma
Sudan Representative
Abdelghafour Elaaziz
African Representative
Abdul Ayoola
Sierra Leone Representative
Alex M. Yeuh
Japanese Minister
Daniel Esteban
Venezuelan Representative
Albert Kwan
Chinese Man
Brittany Teo
Student with Smartphone
Joe Cobden
Cryptographer
Lorne Brass
Cryptographer
Genevieve Sirois
Cryptographer
Victor Andres Trelles Turgeon
Science Team Member
Michael Nangreaves
Science Team Member
Reda Guerinik
Communications Operator
Adrien Benn
Communications Operator
Sasha Samar
Communications Operator
Kathleen Stavert
Communications Operator
Kattia Thony
Nurse
Leisa Reid
Nurse
Brent Skagford
Lieutenant
Gurdeep Ahluwalia
Soldier
Shawn Campbell
TV Anchor
Brian Dunstan
TV Anchor
Dan Duran
TV Anchor
Lori Graham
TV Anchor
Orla Johannes
TV Anchor
John Sanford Moore
TV Anchor
Sangita Patel
TV Anchor
Hal Roberts
TV Anchor
Camille Ross
TV Anchor
Ola Sturik
TV Anchor
Tammie Sutherland
TV Anchor
Max Walker
TV Anchor
Marc-André Goulet
Motion Capture Heptapod
Paul-Antoine Taillefer
Motion Capture Heptapod
Martin Jr Pelletier
Motion Capture Heptapod
Carmela Nozza Guizzo
4-Year-Old Hannah (uncredited)
Robert D. Morais
Master Sergeant Douglas (uncredited)
Mustafa Haidari
Foreign Correspondent (uncredited)
Philippe Hartmann
Halpern's Deputy Director (uncredited)
Laurean Adrian Parau
US Army Major (uncredited)
Nathaly Thibault
Gala Guest (uncredited)
Leslie Baker
Middle Aged Woman (uncredited)
Dave Campbell
Soldier (uncredited)
Alexander Da Mota
Venezuelan Military (uncredited)
Akul Dang
Pakistani Scientist (uncredited)
Frank Fiola
Soldier (uncredited)
Crew
Denis Villeneuve
Director
Louis-Martin Duval
Creative Director
Eric Heisserer
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Ted Chiang
Short Story
Joe Walker
Editor
Mirenda Ouellet
Assistant Editor
Zach Marshall
Assistant Editor
Bradford Young
Director of Photography
Hans Bjerno
Aerial Director of Photography
Joe Gawler
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Donald Sparks
First Assistant Director
Marie-José Bourassa
First Assistant Director
Brigitte Goulet
Second Assistant Director
Dandy Thibaudeau
Second Assistant Director
Karine P. Labelle
Second Second Assistant Director
Kaven MacDonald
Third Assistant Director
Carl Kouri
Third Assistant Director
Martin Doepner
Additional Third Assistant Director
Évelyne Renaud
Additional Third Assistant Director
Sam Hudecki
Storyboard Artist
Kathy Ann Thomas
Production Coordinator
Réal Hamel
Picture Car Coordinator
Pierre Raymond
Head of Production
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Milan Popelka
Executive Producer
Tory Metzger
Executive Producer
Stan Wlodkowski
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Dan Levine
Producer
Shawn Levy
Producer
Karen Lunder
Producer
Aaron Ryder
Producer
David Linde
Producer
Dan Cohen
Producer
Michael Jackman
Co-Producer, Post Production Supervisor
Martin Henri
Line Producer
Hanna Oldenburg
Production Assistant
Aurelie Poirier
Production Assistant
Sophie Mailloux
Production Assistant
Jean-Francois Hall
Production Assistant, Driver
Marc-André Massé
Production Assistant
Francois Ricard-Sheard
Production Assistant
Caroline Thisdale
Production Assistant
Mathieu Boudreau
Production Assistant
Jean-Sebastien Letourneau
Production Assistant
Félix Clément
Production Assistant
Marie-Eve St-Amour
Production Assistant
Patrice Vermette
Production Design
Chloé Giroux-LaChance
First Assistant Camera
Dominic Lapointe
Additional First Assistant Camera
Jean-Francois Tousignant
Additional First Assistant Camera
Amandine Schelle
Additional First Assistant Camera
Soupharak Keoborakoth
Second Assistant Camera
Dany Racine
First Assistant "A" Camera
Christian Caperaa
First Assistant "B" Camera
Marie-Helene Tremblay
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Daniel Sauvé
Additional Camera
Frédéric Chamberland
Steadicam Operator
Peter Wilke
Steadicam Operator
John Sylva
Post Production Coordinator
Timothy Ferris
Post Production Assistant
Jordana Sapiurka
Casting Assistant
Francine Maisler
Casting
Julie Breton
Extras Casting
Caroline Poirier
Assistant Costume Designer
Mario Davignon
Costume Supervisor
Renée April
Costume Design
Salomé Villeneuve
Costume Assistant
Marc Aubry
Animation
Emmanuel Gatera
Animation
Lari Karam
Animation
Caroline Labrie
Animation
Steve Cady
Animation
Julien Dubusset
Animation
Jean-Francois Gallant
Animation
Jean-François Barthélémy
Animation
Toby Winder
Animation
Josef Sy
Animation
Élodie Gilbert Lachapelle
Animation
Adrien Annesley
Animation
David St-Amant
Animation
Jonathan Grégoire
Animation
Camilo Guaman
Animation
Guillaume Boulay
Animation
Bernd Angerer
Animation
Guillaume Pelletier
Animation
Réjean Goderre
Key Hair Stylist, Hairstylist, Key Hairdresser
Fríða Aradóttir
Key Hair Stylist
Marie-Christine Dormier
Hairstylist
Marie-Lise Taupier
Hairdresser
Mario Huot
Assistant Hairdresser
Marie-Christine Cormier
Assistant Hairdresser
Sandro Di Gioacchino
Assistant Hairdresser
Colleen Quinton
Makeup Department Head
Jennifer Dionne
Assistant Makeup Artist
Catherine Laniel
Assistant Makeup Artist
Xiao Yun Hu
Assistant Makeup Artist
Marianne Bobet
Makeup Artist
Sabrina Trudel
Makeup Artist
Joan Patricia Parris
Makeup Artist
Gillian Chandler
Makeup Artist
Morag Ross
Makeup Artist
Marie-Julie Dallaire
Second Unit Director
Moumita Mondal
Second Unit Director
Yves Bélanger
Second Unit Director of Photography
Hélène Lamarre
Art Department Coordinator
Martha Fernandez
Art Department Coordinator
Stephen Craig
Scenic Artist
Serge Archambault
Scenic Artist
Isabelle Guay
Supervising Art Director
Aaron Morrison
Assistant Art Director
Olivier Calvert
Sound Designer
Michelle Child
Sound Designer
Will Slater
Sound Designer, Music Sound Design and Processing
Dave Whitehead
Sound Designer
Ilyaa Ghafouri
Sound Design Assistant
Simon Ashdown
Music Sound Design and Processing
Mathieu Beaudin
Sound Effects Editor
Pierre-Jules Audet
Sound Effects Editor
Alan Robert Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Daniel Capeille
Sound Effects Editor
Sylvain Bellemare
Supervising Sound Editor
Simon Girard
Assistant Sound Editor
Luc Boudrias
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bernard Gariépy Strobl
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gabrielle Labelle Joly
Sound Re-Recording Assistant
Claude La Haye
Sound Mixer
Paul Corley
Mixing Engineer
Steve Perski
Sound Recordist
Justin Scott Wilson
Sound Recordist
Daniel Kresco
Scoring Mixer
Jan Holzner
Score Engineer
Francis Péloquin
Boom Operator
Nicolas Becker
Foley Artist, Special Sound Effects
Grégory Vincent
Foley Artist
Gilles Marsalet
Assistant Foley Artist
Luc Raymond
Foley Editor
Niels Barletta
Foley Mixer
Steven Ghouti
Foley Mixer
Olivier Guillaume
Foley Mixer, Special Sound Effects
Stan Sakellaropoulos
ADR Supervisor
Louis-Antoine Lassonde
ADR Mixer
Maxwell Chamberlin
ADR Mixer
Kyle D. Krajewski
ADR Mixer
James A. Moore
ADR Recordist
Tyler Newhouse
ADR Recordist
Bruce Winant
ADR Voice Casting
Dann Fink
ADR Voice Casting
David Villeneuve
Lighting Technician
Henri Normand
Lighting Technician
Frederic Schmidt
Lighting Artist
Dawid Borkiewicz
Lighting Artist
Veronique Levesque
Lighting Artist
Marc Reichel
Special Effects
Sébastien Moreau
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Melanie La Rue
Executive Visual Effects Producer
Ivan Moran
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alexandre Lafortune
Visual Effects Supervisor
Louis Morin
Visual Effects Supervisor
Alain Lachance
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jean-François Ferland
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sylvain Lebeau
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joseph Kasparian
Visual Effects Supervisor
Arnaud Brisebois
VFX Supervisor
Mathieu Raynault
VFX Supervisor
Philippe Theroux
VFX Supervisor
Sébastien Bergeron
Visual Effects Producer
Thierry Delattre
Visual Effects Producer
Meggie Cabral
Visual Effects Producer
Louise Bertrand
Visual Effects Producer
Noémie Jacques
Visual Effects Producer
Catherine Nadeau
Visual Effects Producer
Benoît Brière
Visual Effects Producer
Josiane Fradette
Visual Effects Producer
Annie Cliche
Visual Effects Producer
Daniel Booty
Visual Effects Producer
Alexandra Vaillancourt
Visual Effects Producer
Amelie Poitras
Visual Effects Producer
Sandra Germain
Visual Effects Producer
Joanie Croteau
Visual Effects Coordinator
Martine Losier
Visual Effects Coordinator
Yann Jouannic
Visual Effects Coordinator
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Visual Effects Coordinator, Digital Compositor
Karina Mariano
Visual Effects Coordinator
Frederic St-Jean
Visual Effects Coordinator
Thibaud Galbois
Visual Effects Coordinator
Deborah Zadzora
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jean-Francois Lafleur
Visual Effects Coordinator
Marina Popova
Visual Effects Coordinator
Nathalie Cyr
Visual Effects Coordinator
Martin Fourat
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Antonio Covelo Peleteiro
Visual Effects Technical Director
Pierpaolo Navarini
Visual Effects Technical Director
Patrick Piche
Visual Effects Technical Director
Eric G. Thivierge
Visual Effects Technical Director
Mathieu Leclaire
Visual Effects Technical Director
David Raymond
Visual Effects Technical Director
Dave Thomlison
Visual Effects Technical Director
Olivier Péloquin
Visual Effects Technical Director
Emmanuel Pelletier
Visual Effects Technical Director
Ahmidou Lyazidi
Visual Effects Technical Director
François Lord
Visual Effects Technical Director
Sylvain Berger
Visual Effects Technical Director
Ève Giordani
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Marc-André Roy
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Karl Alexandre Lamarre-Parent
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Melanie Murray
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Martin Macrae
Visual Effects Art Director, Concept Artist
Nick Guth
Visual Effects
Dominik Kirouac
VFX Artist
James Dong
VFX Artist
Pier-Luc Verville
VFX Artist
Owens Bazile
VFX Artist
Pierre Rousseau
VFX Artist
Kevin R. Browne
VFX Artist
Josee Chapdelaine
VFX Artist
Antonin Messier Turcotte
VFX Artist
Sasha Leigh Izadpanah
VFX Editor
Frédérique Schmidt
VFX Editor
Céline Zapater
VFX Editor
Guillaume Poulin
VFX Editor
François Poirier
VFX Editor
Vicky Daneau
VFX Editor
Lafleche Dumais
CG Supervisor
Christopher Ahrens
CG Supervisor
Jason Quintana
CG Supervisor
Guillaume Mainville
CG Supervisor
Jean-Sebastien Guillemette
CG Supervisor
Sylvain Theroux
CG Supervisor
Nicolas-Alexandre Noel
CG Supervisor
Hernan Vietri
CG Artist
Etienne Laroche
CG Artist
Fanny Berthiaume
CG Artist
Stéphanie Morin
CG Artist
Robert Rioux
CG Artist
Jóhann Jóhannsson
Original Music Composer, Music Arranger, Music Producer, Musician
Owen Roberts
Music Arranger
Olafur Bjorn Olafsson
Musician
Hildur Guðnadóttir
Musician
Adam Wiltzie
Musician
Colin Stetson
Musician
Clint Bennett
Music Editor
Lyssa J. Caster
Transportation Captain
Alexandre Juaneda
Transportation Coordinator
Philippe Montel
Transportation Coordinator
Tom Di Blasio
Production Accountant
Nathalie Lagacé
Production Accountant
Gilles Montreuil
First Assistant Accountant
Chantal Nolet
Second Assistant Accountant
Lise Servant
Payroll Accountant
Cathy Gurvis
Assistant Accountant
Mathieu Goulet-Aubin
3D Artist
Claire Pochon
Dialogue Editor
Valéry Dufort-Boucher
Dialogue Editor
Elizabeth Himelstein
Dialect Coach
Wen Shen
Dialogue Coach
Jean-François Dubé
Rigging Grip, Key Rigging Grip
Shaun Nagorny
Rigging Grip
Christian Lalonde
Rigging Grip
Marieke Séguin
Rigging Grip
Pierre-Luc L'Espérance
Rigging Grip
Maude Turcot
Rigging Grip
Antoine Rouleau
Matte Painter
Eliott Beaudon
Matte Painter
Sith Khay
Matte Painter
Eric Mc Guire
Matte Painter
Frederic Dupere
Matte Painter
Frederic St-Arnaud
Matte Painter
Catherine Hébert
Matte Painter
Francois Croteau
Matte Painter
Paul Hotte
Set Decoration
André Valade
Set Decoration
Marie-Soleil Dénommé
Set Decoration
Mariane Carter
Key Dresser
Ginette Régis
Key Dresser
Luc Houle
Set Dresser
André Nicholas Malouf
Set Dresser, Set Dressing Artist
Jocelyn Charbonneau
Set Dresser
Luc-Eric Duhamel
Set Dresser
Sébastien Gervais
Set Dresser
Marc-Andre Jalbert
Set Dresser
Marco Lavallée
Set Dresser
Louis Frederic Denomme
Set Dresser
Simon Guilbault
Set Designer
Jean Gagnon
Set Designer
Jan Thijs
Still Photographer
Simon Devault
Compositing Lead
Hugo Léveillé
Compositing Supervisor, Compositors
Didier Bertrand
Compositing Supervisor
Vincent Poitras
Compositing Supervisor
Nguon Vissal Ong
Compositing Supervisor
Stephen Wolfram
Scientific Consultant
Erik Yelemanov
Scientific Consultant
Phil Plait
Scientific Consultant
Jessica Coon
Script Consultant
Cyrille Chatelain
Technical Advisor
Isabelle Faivre-Duboz
Script Supervisor
Matt Belbin
Digital Effects Supervisor
Philippe Thibault
Digital Effects Supervisor
Michael Saintsbury
Electrician
Marc Hénaut
Electrician
Pierre Daudelin
Best Boy Electric
Michel Saule
Driver
Bernard Guay
Driver
Harvey Drouelle
Driver
Steve Szewczok
Driver
Spiro Tsovras
Driver
Denis Doiron
Driver
Alain Caporicci
Set Production Assistant
Michèle St-Arnaud
Location Manager
Bruno Lemire
Assistant Location Manager
Brigitte Renaud
Assistant Location Manager
Victorine Tamafo
Travel Coordinator
Paul Viger
Stunts
Marc Désourdy
Stunt Coordinator
Max Laferriere
Stunt Double
Krista Bell
Stunt Double
Lise Pharand
Property Master
Pierre Gill
Additional Photography
Olivier Beaulieu
Digital Compositors
Dominic Dauphin
Digital Compositors
Mathieu Girard
Digital Compositors
Veronique Guay
Digital Compositors
Samuel Boisvert
Digital Compositors
Heston L'Abbé
Digital Compositors
Michael Beaulac
Digital Compositors
Vincent Forand
Digital Compositors
Samuel Lepage-Bedard
Digital Compositors
Jose Luis Gomez
Digital Compositors
Nadine Homier
Digital Compositors
Cynthia Rodriguez del Castillo
Digital Compositors
Xavier Larocque
Digital Compositors
Maxime Lapointe
Digital Compositors
Patrick Lemay-Hardy
Digital Compositors
Xavier Bourque
Digital Compositors
Matthieu Chatelier
Digital Compositors
Gael Hollard
Digital Compositors
Bruno-Pierre Jobin
Digital Compositors
Olivier Gravel
Digital Compositors
Marie-Pier Couture-Alain
Digital Compositors
Maxime Lemieux
Digital Compositors
Belly Mingmuong
Digital Compositors
Laura Kwan
Pipeline Technical Director
Guillaume Laforge
Pipeline Technical Director
Carine Touraille
Pipeline Technical Director
Jonathan Niquet
Pipeline Technical Director
Matthew Gray
Pipeline Technical Director
Thomas Courtois
Pipeline Technical Director
D.J. Rahming
Pipeline Technical Director
Jean-Christophe Morin
Pipeline Technical Director
Adam Wierzchowski
Pipeline Technical Director
Julien Dubuisson
Pipeline Technical Director
Marc-Olivier Rouleau
Pipeline Technical Director
Ken Mohammed
Pipeline Technical Director
Alan Fregtman
Pipeline Technical Director
Marie Fétiveau
Pipeline Technical Director
Nicholas Verschelde
Pipeline Technical Director
Stephane Wirtel
Pipeline Technical Director
Jordi Riera
Pipeline Technical Director
Julie Chénard
Dresser
Johanne Baril
Dresser
Gabriel Morin
Shading
Frédéric Gagnon
Shading
Jean-Pierre Flayeux
Compositors
Richard Martin
Compositors
Andrew Barry
Compositors
Victor Ghizaru
Video Assist Operator
Keith Kerr
Key Grip
Jacynthe Labrosse
Grip
Claude Gervais
Grip
Eames Gagnon
Gaffer
Hélène Ross
Production Manager
Leo Yılmaz
Production Manager
Michelle Quinn
Production Manager
Mathieu Lalonde
Modeling
Miguel Berube Ouellet
Modeling
Robert De La Cruz
Modeling
Félix Arsenault
Modeling
Mario Fraser
Modeling
Jean-Olivier Esther
Modeling
Christopher Gonnord
Modeling
Marc-Andre Poulin
Modeling
Viriya Say
Seamstress
Leon Rivers-Moore
Digital Imaging Technician
Ben Browning
Production Executive
Troy Allen
Production Executive
Didier Communaux
Unit Manager
Martin Chamney
Pre-Visualization Supervisor
Réal Saulnier
Generator Operator
Yi Zhang
Digital Compositor
Jean Frédéric Veilleux
Digital Compositor
David Décoste
Digital Compositor
Luke Drummond
Digital Compositor
Lyne Lepage
Digital Compositor
Micha Sher
Digital Compositor
Randy Santandrea
Digital Compositor
Xavier Doyon
Digital Compositor
Simon-Pierre Puech
Digital Compositor
Alban Kasikci
Digital Compositor
Gaël Chopin
Digital Compositor
Raphael Valle
Digital Compositor
Amélie Rey
Digital Compositor
Véronique Tremblay
Digital Compositor
Andris Pakalns
Digital Compositor
Gabriel Roy
Digital Compositor
Mathieu Tremblay
Digital Compositor
Sébastien Rioux
Digital Compositor
Anna Pacchioni
Digital Compositor
Katy Savoie
Digital Compositor
Simon Beaupré
Digital Compositor
Christopher Tuleya
Digital Compositor
Dominic Vincent
Digital Compositor
Louis-Alexandre Lord
Digital Compositor
Pierre-Simon Lebrun-Chaput
Digital Compositor
Anthony Luigi Santoro
Digital Compositor
Jose Luis Gomez Godinez
Digital Compositor
Bryan Hsu
Digital Compositor
Jessica Francoeur-Ducharme
Digital Compositor
Meinert Hansen
Conceptual Design
Peter Konig
Conceptual Design
Gabriella Ludlow
Legal Services
Anthony Weeden
Conductor, Orchestrator
Alain Bisson Doyal
Techno Crane Operator
Puelo Deir
Unit Publicist
Nicolas Lepage
Art Direction
Jean-Pierre Paquet
Art Direction
Robert Parle
Art Direction
Jakob Soelberg Hammershøj
Vocals
Signe Asmussen
Vocals
Kristin Mulders
Vocals
Paul Bentley
Vocals
Elenor Wiman
Vocals
Else Torp
Vocals
Ellen Marie Brink Christensen
Vocals
Jakob Bloch Jespersen
Vocals
Mary Lukasiewicz
First Assistant Editor
Irina Cazazaeva
Production Secretary
Alex Feldman
Production Secretary
Björn Gottwald
Compositor
David Monfette
Compositor
Philippe Bienvenue
Compositor
Michel Frenette
Compositor
Deak Ferrand
Concept Artist
Louis-Philippe Clavet
Rotoscoping Artist
Maxime Pearson
Rotoscoping Artist
Philippe Cournoyer
Rotoscoping Artist
Béatrice Palin
Rotoscoping Artist
Marie-Ève Gélinas
Rotoscoping Artist
Singarajan Praveen
Rotoscoping Artist
Gabrielle Perreault
Rotoscoping Artist
Andréanne Lamoureux
Rotoscoping Artist
William Perreault
Rotoscoping Artist
Geneviève Gareau
Rotoscoping Artist
Alain Morin
Rotoscoping Artist
Dominique Richer
Rotoscoping Artist
Jean-Michel Cristofaro
Rotoscoping Artist
Simon Chassé
Rotoscoping Artist
Marie Soleil Chabot
Rotoscoping Artist
Valentin Delbroucq
Rotoscoping Artist
Maxime Desforges
Rotoscoping Artist
Kevin Harding
Rotoscoping Artist
Carl Lessard
Graphic Designer
Christina Correll
Stand In
Mathieu Coderre
Stand In
Andrew A. Kosove
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Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne
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David Kristian
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Broderick Johnson
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