 
		Plot
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
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Cast
 
	Jude Law
Inman
 
	Nicole Kidman
Ada Monroe
 
	Renée Zellweger
Ruby Thewes
 
	Eileen Atkins
Maddy
 
	Brendan Gleeson
Stobrod Thewes
 
	Philip Seymour Hoffman
Reverend Veasey
 
	Natalie Portman
Sara
 
	Giovanni Ribisi
Junior
 
	Donald Sutherland
Reverend Monroe
 
	Ray Winstone
Teague
 
	Kathy Baker
Sally Swanger
 
	James Gammon
Esco Swanger
 
	Charlie Hunnam
Bosie
 
	Jack White
Georgia
 
	Ethan Suplee
Pangle
 
	Jena Malone
Ferry Girl
 
	Melora Walters
Lila
 
	Lucas Black
Oakley
 
	Taryn Manning
Shyla
 
	Tom Aldredge
Blind Man
 
	James Rebhorn
Doctor
 
	Emily Deschanel
Mrs. Morgan
 
	Robin Mullins
Mrs. Castlereagh
 
	Ben Allison
Rourke
 
	Trey Howell
Butcher
 
	Alex Hassell
Orderly
 
	Jay Tavare
Swimmer
 
	William Boyer
Confederate Officer
 
	Christopher Fennell
Acton Swanger
 
	Erik Smith
Ellis Swanger
 
	Cillian Murphy
Bardolph
 
	Richard Brake
Nym
 
	Seán Gleeson
Pistol
 
	Rasool J'Han
Rebecca
 
	Hank Stone
Brown
 
	Mark Jeffrey Miller
Sheffield
 
	Afemo Omilami
Joshua
 
	Chet Dixon
Veasey Town Guard
 
	Jamie Lee
Guard
 
	Jen Apgar
Dolly
 
	Katherine Durio
Mae
 
	Martin Pemberton
Mo
 
	Leonard Woodcock
Jo
 
	William Roberts
Grayling
 
	Dean Whitworth
Barber
 
	Kristen Nicole LaPrade
Grace Inman
 
	Max Minghella
Young Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
 
	Christopher Blackmore
Runaway Slave (uncredited)
 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		 
		