The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. When Yanko enters a farm sick and hungry after the shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy, who is very kind and helps him. Soon he becomes like a son for Dr. James Kennedy and romance between Yanko and Amy follows.
Rachel Weisz
as Amy Foster
Vincent Perez
as Yanko
Ian McKellen
as Dr. James Kennedy
Kathy Bates
as Miss Swaffer
Joss Ackland
as Mr. Swaffer
Tony Haygarth
as Mr. Smith
Fiona Victory
as Mrs. Smith
Tom Bell
as Isaac Foster
Zoë Wanamaker
as Mary Foster
William Scott-Masson
as Mr. Wilcox
Eve Matheson
as Mrs. Wilcox
Dave Hill
as Jack Vincent
