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'' by Chinese writer

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, although Sehr transported the film's story to

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Cast

Adrien Brody Adrien Nicholas Brody (born April 14, 1973) is an American actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Polish pianist Władysław Szpilman in Roman Polanski's war drama '' The Pianist'' (2002) becoming the youngest acto ...

as Jack *

Charlotte Ayanna Charlotte Ayanna is an American actress, author and former beauty queen who won Miss Teen USA 1993. Early life Ayanna was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but moved to Vermont at an early age. She had a troubled childhood, spending sixteen years i ...

as Claire *

Jon Seda Jon Seda (born October 14, 1970) is an American actor. Seda was an amateur boxer who auditioned for and was given a role in the 1992 boxing film ''Gladiator''. He played the role of Chris Pérez alongside Jennifer Lopez in the movie ''Selena'', ...

as Charlie *

Pam Grier Pamela Suzette Grier (born May 26, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and martial artist. Described by Quentin Tarantino as cinema's first female action star, she achieved fame for her starring roles in a string of 1970s action, blaxploitati ...

as Linda *

August Diehl August Diehl (; born 4 January 1976) is a German actor, primarily known to international audiences for playing Gestapo major Dieter Hellstrom in Quentin Tarantino's ''Inglourious Basterds'' (2009) and Michael "Mike" Krause, Evelyn Salt's husband, ...

as Jeff * Liza Jessie Peterson as Pamela * Elizabeth Regen as Sue *

Katherine Moennig Katherine Sian Moennig (; born December 29, 1977) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Shane McCutcheon on '' The L Word'' (2004–2009), as well as Jake Pratt on '' Young Americans'' (2000). Moennig played the role of Lena ...

as Debbie *

Joey Kern Joseph Daniel Kern (born September 5, 1976) is an American actor and director. He is most widely known for his roles in the 2003 films '' Cabin Fever'' and ''Grind''. Early life Kern was born in Kentucky and was raised in northern Kentucky in t ...

as Fitzgerald *

Jonathan Hadary Jonathan Hadary (born October 11, 1948) is an American actor. Early life and education Born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, Hadary arrived at Tufts University already an accomplished actor. He was cast in many shows at ...

as Boris *

Michaela Conlin Michaela Conlin (born June 9, 1978) is an American actress. She played the role of Angela Montenegro on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama ''Bones'' from 2005 to 2017. She has also had recurring roles in the Paramount series ''Yellowstone' ...

as Cara *

James Saito James Saito is an American actor. Saito is best known as the original Shredder in ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', Dr. Chen in the ABC series ''Eli Stone'', Harry Kim in the Netflix film ''Always Be My Maybe'', and Kenji in '' Modern Love''. ...

as Ahiri

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