Diane Kruger

Elsa Casanova

Djimon Hounsou

Commander Kovax

Benoît Magimel

Captain 'Tic-Tac '

Denis Ménochet

Captain Lucas

Raphaël Personnaz

Elias, sniper

Alain Figlarz

Victor

Alain Alivon

Marius

Mehdi Nebbou

Amin, Elsa's guide

Raz Degan

Ahmed Zaief, leader of the hostage takers

Tchéky Karyo

Admiral Guezennec

Morjana Alaoui

Maïna

Didier Flamand

Jacques Beauregard

Jacques Gallo

The 'Pacha'

Bernard Allouf

President of the Republic

Marine Faure

Prime Minister

Eric Soubelet

Patron De La Duse

Jean-Paul Dubois

Defense Minister

Antoine Blanquefort

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Laurent Claret

Chief of Staff of the President

Jeanne Bournaud

Alex

Isabelle Vitari

Lisa, Captain Lucas' friend

Anne Caillon

Jeanne, wife of Kovax

Nurullo Abdullayev

Mullah Zukhan

Denis Braccini

Serbian war criminal

Gregory Fromentin

Salemani

Elsa Levy

Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa

Matthias Van Khache

Richard

Séverin Bavarel

Journalist

Stéphanie Brongniart

Journalist

Olivier Pierre Richard

Journalist

Alexandre Brik

Journalist

Eric Kailey

Barbecue Guy

Fabrice Laroche-Joubert

Barbecue Guy

Julie Baronnie

Guest (uncredited)