Ulrich Seidl	...	(Director)
Veronika Franz, Ulrich Seidl	...	(Writer)
Ekateryna Rak	...	Olga
Paul Hofmann	...	Pauli
Michael Thomas	...	Michael
Maria Hofstätter	...	Schwester Maria
Georg Friedrich	...	Pfleger Andi
Natalya Baranova	...	Olgas Freundin - Ukraine (as Natalja)
Natalja Epureanu	...	Olgas Freundin
Erich Finsches	...	Erich Schlager
Herbert Fritsch	...	Paulis Vater
Susanne Lothar	...	Paulis Mutter
Petra Morzé	...	Mother in Family Home
Thomas Nash	...	Securitytruppe
Dirk Stermann	...	Ausbilder für Putzfrauen
Anastasia Sergeyeva	...	Hotel room prostitute
Edward Lachman	...	Cinematographer
Wolfgang Thaler	...	Cinematographer
Lidiya Oleksandrivna Savka	...	Olgas Mutter
Brigitte Kren	...	Pauls Mutter
Peter Linduska	...	Security Ausbilder

Summary: A nurse from the Ukraine searches for a better life in the West, while an unemployed security guard from Austria heads East for the same reason.