Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. But fate has other ideas...
Cast
Daniel Craig
Joe
Rhys Ifans
Jed
Samantha Morton
Claire
Bill Nighy
Robin
Susan Lynch
Rachel
Helen McCrory
Mrs. Logan
Andrew Lincoln
TV Producer
Justin Salinger
Frank
Ben Whishaw
Spud
Corin Redgrave
Professor
Anna Maxwell Martin
Penny
Bill Weston
Grandfather
Jeremy McCurdie
Boy in Balloon
Lee Sheward
John Logan
Nick Wilkinson
Farmer
Alexandra Aitken
Natasha
Rosie Michell
Katie Logan (as Rosanna Michell)
Ella Doyle
Katie's Friend
Aoife Carroll
Robin & Rachel's Child
Rory Carroll
Robin & Rachel's Child
Sophie Duncan
Robin & Rachel's Child
Susan Duncan
Robin & Rachel's Child
Crew
Roger Michell
Director
Joe Penhall
Screenplay
Ian McEwan
Novel, Associate Producer
Nicolas Gaster
Editor
Haris Zambarloukos
Director of Photography
Barrie McCulloch
First Assistant Director
Olivia Peniston-Bird
Second Assistant Director
Amy Coop
Third Assistant Director
John Greaves
Storyboard Artist
Steffy Marrion
Production Coordinator
François Ivernel
Executive Producer
Cameron McCracken
Executive Producer
Duncan Reid
Executive Producer
Tessa Ross
Executive Producer
Kevin Loader
Producer
Rosa Romero
Line Producer
John Paul Kelly
Production Design
Luke Redgrave
Camera Operator
Hamish Doyne-Ditmas
First Assistant Camera
Sally Low
Second Assistant Camera
Tristam Cones
First Assistant "B" Camera
Polly Morgan
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Jeremy Braben
Aerial Camera
Simon Baker
Steadicam Operator
Louise Seymour
Post Production Supervisor
Mary Selway
Casting, In Memory Of
Fiona Weir
Casting
Natalie Ward
Costume Design
Konnie Daniel
Hair Designer, Makeup Designer
Jim Dowdall
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Jake Polonsky
Second Unit Director of Photography
Kieron Phipps
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Emma MacDevitt
Supervising Art Director
Sui Rajakaruna
Assistant Art Director
Danny Hambrook
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Recordist
Adam Laschinger
Assistant Sound Editor, Boom Operator
Tim Alban
Sound
Ryan Searle
Foley Artist
Jessie Taylor
Foley Artist
Jack Stew
Foley Artist
Haresh Patel
Foley Editor
Peter Gleaves
ADR Recordist
Steve Haynes
ADR Recordist
Ted Swanscott
ADR Recordist
Jeremy Sams
Original Music Composer
Emily Rogers Swanson
Music Editor
Jon Duncan
Production Accountant
Joakim Sundström
Dialogue Editor
Sara Wan
Set Decoration
Rob Anderson
Construction Manager
Nicola Dove
Still Photographer
Sue Hills
Script Supervisor
Andy Purdy
Electrician
Jonah Coombes
Location Manager
Tony Bianchi
Aerial Coordinator
Andy Godbold
Stunt Double
Tim Halloran
Stunt Double
Paul Lowe
Stunt Double
David Horrill
Property Master
Michael Malric-Smith
Pilot
Stacy Crago
Floor Runner
Afia Nkrumah
Floor Runner
Julian White
Gaffer
Josh Yudkin
Unit Manager
