"A decade after the death of an American TV star, a young actor reminisces about the written correspondence he once shared with the former, as well as the impact those letters had on both their lives."
Kit Harington
as John F. Donovan
Natalie Portman
as Sam Turner
Jacob Tremblay
as Rupert Turner
Susan Sarandon
as Grace Donovan
Kathy Bates
as Barbara Haggermaker
Ben Schnetzer
as Rupert Turner (21 y.o.)
Thandiwe Newton
as Journalist
Jared Keeso
as James Donovan
Chris Zylka
as Will Jefford Jr.
Amara Karan
as Miss Kureshi
Emily Hampshire
as Amy Bosworth
Michael Gambon
as Man in Diner
Sarah Gadon
as Liz Jones
Susan Almgren
as Aunt Faith
Jane Wheeler
as Aunt Anne
Craig Eldridge
as Uncle Patrick
Lukas Rolfe
as Cedric
Ari Millen
as Big Billy
Gijs Blom
as Rupert's Boyfriend
Rob Baker
as Late Night Show Host
Ellen David
as Adam's Mother
Pat Kiely
as Director
Anne Mroczkowski
as News Anchor
James Marchant
as Police Officer
Suzanne Virdee
as Female Anchor
Guenièvre Sandré
as Barmaid
Sangita Patel
as Journalist #1
Hamza Haq
as Journalist #2
Matthew Raudsepp
as Hellsome High Actor
Michael Brunet
as Cashier
Michael Dozier
as Lawyer #1
Harvey Diamond
as Lawyer #2
Pierre-Luc Lafontaine
as Fan in the Club
Vincent Messina
as Young Fan
Anthony Luigi Aguiar
Cassie Luk
Hannah Morgan Lord
Rebecca Windheim
Dakota Jamal Wellman
as Eric (uncredited)
Leni Parker
as Bonnie (uncredited)
Katy Breier
as Trish (uncredited)
Alison Louder
as Hellsome High Actress (uncredited)
Brent Skagford
as Editor #1 (uncredited)
Carolyn Fe
as Porter (uncredited)
Connor McMahon
as Intern (Sasha) (uncredited)
Holly Bernier
as Journalist (uncredited)
Sam Taylor Buck
as Young Daniel (uncredited)
Daniel Murphy
as Editor #2 (uncredited)
Xavier Dolan
Director
James Price
Art Direction
Scott Hersh
Makeup Artist
Kathy Kelso
Makeup Department Head
Julie Brisebois
Sjaan Gillings
Makeup Supervisor
Linda Dowds
Sylvain Brassard
Supervising Sound Editor
Sian Grigg
Maïna Militza
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Designer
Jean-Charles Liozu
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jean-Philippe Savard
ADR Editor
Camiel McLean
Radia Slaimi
Set Designer
Patrick Binette
Set Dresser
Heather Leat
Costume Supervisor
Susan Raney
Set Decoration
Pascale Deschênes
Alain Lachance
VFX Artist
Karel Bocek
Set Costumer
Ismaël Gros
Louis Cyr
Raymond Larose
Annie Cliche
Visual Effects Producer
Anna Mayerová
Georges Samuel
Lenka Koutková
Marie-Claude Lafontaine
Frédérique Bolté
Benoit Robitaille
Sébastien Thivierge
Suzanne Pakier
Robert Bock
Visual Effects Supervisor
Nicholas DeWitt
Location Assistant
Charles-Olivier Tremblay
Art Department Assistant
Lyse Lafontaine
Producer
Colombe Raby
Production Design
Lucie Tremblay
Visual Effects Coordinator
Nancy Grant
Jean-François Ferland
Marianne Messier Petit
Transportation Coordinator
Yves Desjardins
Production Coordinator
Benoît Mathieu
Location Manager
Denis Lamothe
Gaffer
Barry Ryan
Co-Producer
Liana Dee
Production Accountant
Peter Carlton
Christian Fluet
Réal Hamel
Picture Car Coordinator
Editor
André Turpin
Director of Photography
Pierre-Yves Gayraud
Costume Design
Mathieu Denis
Michele Clapton
Carmen Cuba
Casting Director
Denis Vidal
Key Hair Stylist
Pierre Perrault
Key Makeup Artist
Gabriel Yared
Original Music Composer
Writer
Jacob Tierney
Idea
Peter Bucossi
Stunt Coordinator
Florelle Del Burgo
Third Assistant Director
Joe Iacono
Executive Producer
Patrick Roy
Anick Poirier
Nathanaël Karmitz
Elisha Karmitz