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)