

Unexpected. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. A deadly obsession takes hold.
October 29, 2004
1h 40m
EN
Roger Michell
Two strangers become dangerously close after witnessing a deadly accident. On a beautiful cloudless day a young couple celebrate their reunion with a picnic. Joe has planned a postcard-perfect afternoon in the English countryside with his partner, Claire. But as Joe and Claire prepare to open a bottle of champagne, their idyll comes to an abrupt end. A hot air balloon drifts into the field, obviously in trouble. The pilot catches his leg in the anchor rope, while the only passenger, a boy, is too scared to jump down. Joe and three other men rush to secure the basket. But fate has other ideas...

Daniel Craig
Joe

Rhys Ifans
Jed

Samantha Morton
Claire



Joe Penhall, Ian McEwan
138
Bill Nighy
Robin

Susan Lynch
Rachel

Helen McCrory
Mrs. Logan

Andrew Lincoln
TV Producer

Justin Salinger
Frank

Ben Whishaw
Spud

Corin Redgrave
Professor

UK Film Council
GB

Film4 Productions
GB
Inside Track
GB
Free Range Films
GB

Ingenious Media
GB

Paramount Classics
US

Pathé
FR
Ridgeway Productions
US