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 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 Denis Braccini Serbian war criminal Elsa Levy Claire, journalist colleague of Elsa Matthias Van Khache Richard Séverin Bavarel Journalist Olivier Pierre Richard Journalist Alexandre Brik Journalist Eric Kailey Barbecue Guy Julie Baronnie Guest (uncredited)