* Natasha Richardson as Emma
* Bruno Ganz as Franz
* Rory Kinnear as William
* Juliet Stevenson as Frau Schmidt
* Max von Sydow as Dr. Schmidt
* Lindsay Duncan as Anna
* Sebastian Koch as Hans
* Henry Goodman as Captain
* David Schofield as Karl
* Tom Wilkinson as Albert
This film is a fictionalized account of the life of Franz Stangl, a Nazi war criminal who helped oversee the operation of the Treblinka extermination camp. It's a powerful and deeply affecting film, and the performances of the actors are particularly noteworthy.