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.
Jude Law
as Inman
Nicole Kidman
as Ada Monroe
Renée Zellweger
as Ruby Thewes
Eileen Atkins
as Maddy
Brendan Gleeson
as Stobrod Thewes
Philip Seymour Hoffman
as Reverend Veasey
Natalie Portman
as Sara
Giovanni Ribisi
as Junior
Donald Sutherland
as Reverend Monroe
Ray Winstone
as Teague
Kathy Baker
as Sally Swanger
James Gammon
as Esco Swanger
