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| Director: | Roger Michell | 
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| Writer: | Joe Penhall, Ian McEwan | 
| Staring: | 
| 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... | |
| Release Date: | Oct 29, 2004 | 
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| Director: | Roger Michell | 
| Writer: | Joe Penhall, Ian McEwan | 
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Mystery, Thriller | 
| Keywords | picnic, hot air balloon, rescue | 
| Production Companies | Ingenious Media, UK Film Council, Film4 Productions, Pathé, Free Range Films, Inside Track, Paramount Classics, Ridgeway Productions | 
| Box Office | 
              
                Revenue: $1,673,411
                Budget: $0  | 
      
| Updates | 
          Updated: Jul 30, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024  | 
      
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Daniel Craig | Joe | 
| Rhys Ifans | Jed | 
| Samantha Morton | Claire | 
| Bill Nighy | Robin | 
| Susan Lynch | Rachel | 
| Helen McCrory | Mrs. Logan | 
| Andrew Lincoln | TV Producer | 
| Justin Salinger | Frank | 
| Ben Whishaw | Spud | 
| Corin Redgrave | Professor | 
| Anna Maxwell Martin | Penny | 
| Bill Weston | Grandfather | 
| Jeremy McCurdie | Boy in Balloon | 
| Lee Sheward | John Logan | 
| Nick Wilkinson | Farmer | 
| Alexandra Aitken | Natasha | 
| Rosie Michell | Katie Logan (as Rosanna Michell) | 
| Ella Doyle | Katie's Friend | 
| Aoife Carroll | Robin & Rachel's Child | 
| Rory Carroll | Robin & Rachel's Child | 
| Sophie Duncan | Robin & Rachel's Child | 
| Susan Duncan | Robin & Rachel's Child | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Roger Michell | Director | 
| Joe Penhall | Screenplay | 
| Ian McEwan | Novel | 
| Rosa Romero | Line Producer | 
| Sara Wan | Set Decoration | 
| Konnie Daniel | Hair Designer, Makeup Designer | 
| Louise Seymour | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Amy Coop | Third Assistant Director | 
| Barrie McCulloch | First Assistant Director | 
| Kieron Phipps | Second Unit First Assistant Director | 
| John Greaves | Storyboard Artist | 
| Sui Rajakaruna | Assistant Art Director | 
| Danny Hambrook | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Recordist | 
| Adam Laschinger | Boom Operator, Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Haresh Patel | Foley Editor | 
| Joakim Sundström | Dialogue Editor | 
| Jessie Taylor | Foley Artist | 
| Tim Halloran | Stunt Double | 
| Simon Baker | Steadicam Operator | 
| Tristam Cones | First Assistant "B" Camera | 
| Hamish Doyne-Ditmas | First Assistant Camera | 
| Andy Purdy | Electrician | 
| Julian White | Gaffer | 
| Emily Rogers Swanson | Music Editor | 
| Tony Bianchi | Aerial Coordinator | 
| Michael Malric-Smith | Pilot | 
| Afia Nkrumah | Floor Runner | 
| Jim Dowdall | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator | 
| Nicolas Gaster | Editor | 
| Emma MacDevitt | Supervising Art Director | 
| Natalie Ward | Costume Design | 
| Josh Yudkin | Unit Manager | 
| Olivia Peniston-Bird | Second Assistant Director | 
| Rob Anderson | Construction Manager | 
| David Horrill | Property Master | 
| Peter Gleaves | ADR Recordist | 
| Steve Haynes | ADR Recordist | 
| Ryan Searle | Foley Artist | 
| Ted Swanscott | ADR Recordist | 
| Andy Godbold | Stunt Double | 
| Jeremy Braben | Aerial Camera | 
| Nicola Dove | Still Photographer | 
| Sally Low | Second Assistant Camera | 
| Luke Redgrave | Camera Operator | 
| Jonah Coombes | Location Manager | 
| Sue Hills | Script Supervisor | 
| Jon Duncan | Production Accountant | 
| Steffy Marrion | Production Coordinator | 
| Stacy Crago | Floor Runner | 
| Jeremy Sams | Original Music Composer | 
| Haris Zambarloukos | Director of Photography | 
| Mary Selway | Casting, In Memory Of | 
| Fiona Weir | Casting | 
| John Paul Kelly | Production Design | 
| Paul Lowe | Stunt Double | 
| Polly Morgan | Second Assistant "B" Camera | 
| Jake Polonsky | Second Unit Director of Photography | 
| Jack Stew | Foley Artist | 
| Tim Alban | Sound | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Kevin Loader | Producer | 
| Ian McEwan | Associate Producer | 
| François Ivernel | Executive Producer | 
| Cameron McCracken | Executive Producer | 
| Duncan Reid | Executive Producer | 
| Tessa Ross | Executive Producer | 
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