Diane Kruger

as Elsa Casanova

Djimon Hounsou

as Commander Kovax

Benoît Magimel

as Captain 'Tic-Tac '

Denis Ménochet

as Captain Lucas

Raphaël Personnaz

as Elias, sniper

Alain Figlarz

as Victor

Alain Alivon

as Marius

Mehdi Nebbou

as Amin, Elsa's guide

Raz Degan

as Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers

Tchéky Karyo

as Admiral Guezennec

Morjana Alaoui

as Maïna

Didier Flamand

as Jacques Beauregard

Jacques Gallo

as The 'Pacha'

Bernard Allouf

as President of the Republic

Marine Faure

as Prime Minister

Eric Soubelet

as Patron De La Duse

Jean-Paul Dubois

as Defense Minister

Antoine Blanquefort

as Minister of Foreign Affairs

Laurent Claret

as Chief of Staff of the President

Jeanne Bournaud

as Alex

Isabelle Vitari

as Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend

Anne Caillon

as Jeanne, wife of Kovax

Nurullo Abdullayev

as Mullah Zukhan

Denis Braccini

as Serbian war criminal

Gregory Fromentin

as Salemani

Elsa Levy

as Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa

Matthias Van Khache

as Richard

Séverin Bavarel

as Journalist

Stéphanie Brongniart

as Journalist

Olivier Pierre Richard

as Journalist

Alexandre Brik

as Journalist

Eric Kailey

as Barbecue Guy

Fabrice Laroche-Joubert

as Barbecue Guy

Julie Baronnie

as Guest (uncredited)