Overview

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.

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