Emily Watson

Character: Bess McNeill

Stellan Skarsgård

Character: Jan Nyman

Katrin Cartlidge

Character: Dodo McNeill

Jean-Marc Barr

Character: Terry

Adrian Rawlins

Character: Dr. Richardson

Jonathan Hackett

Character: Priest

Sandra Voe

Character: Mother

Udo Kier

Character: Sadistic Sailor

Mikkel Gaup

Character: Pits

Roef Ragas

Character: Pim

Robert Robertson

Character: Chairman

Phil McCall

Character: Grandfather

Desmond Reilly

Character: An Elder

Sarah Gudgeon

Character: Sybilla

Finlay Welsh

Character: Coroner

David Gallacher

Character: Glasgow Doctor

Ray Jeffries

Character: Man on Bus

Owen Kavanagh

Character: Man at Lighthouse

Bob Docherty

Character: Man on Boat

David Bateson

Character: Young Sailor

Callum Cuthbertson

Character: Radio Operator

Gavin Mitchell

Character: Police Officer 1

Brian Smith

Character: Police Officer 2

Iain Agnew

Character: Praying Man 1

Charles Kearney

Character: Praying Man 2

Steven Leach

Character: Praying Man 3

Dorte Rømer

Character: Nurse

Anthony J. O'Donnell

Character: Boy 1

John Wark

Character: Boy 2

Ronnie McKellaig

Character: Precentor

Peter Bensted

Character: Ugly Man (voice)

Simon Towler Jorfald

Character: Boy in Film (voice)

Klaus Messerschmidt Juhler

Character: Paramedic (uncredited)