page_title: The Beach (film)
section_title: Cast
hierarchical_section_title: The Beach (film) / Cast
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Virginie Ledoyen au festival de Cannes
context_page_description: The Beach is a 2000 adventure drama film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland, which was adapted for the film by John Hodge. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. It was filmed on the Thai island of Ko Phi Phi Le.
  The film was a moderate box office success but received mixed reviews from critics. DiCaprio was nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor. In spite of that, All Saints's song "Pure Shores" topped the UK charts.
context_section_description: Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard, a freelance traveler who is the film's main character
  Tilda Swinton as Sal, the leader of the beach community
  Virginie Ledoyen as Françoise, the girlfriend of Étienne, and Richard's love interest
  Guillaume Canet as Étienne, the boyfriend of Françoise
  Robert Carlyle as Daffy, the eccentric former member of the beach community
  Paterson Joseph as Keaty, a member of the beach community who loves cricket
  Lars Arentz-Hansen as Bugs, Sal's boyfriend and the beach community's carpenter
  Daniel Caltagirone as Unhygienix, the beach community's chef
  Staffan Kihlbom, Jukka Hiltunen, and Magnus Lindgren as Christo, Karl, and Sten, the beach community's Swedish fishermen
  Victoria Smurfit as Weathergirl, a member of the beach community
  Zelda Tinska and Lidija Zovkić as Sonja and Mirjana, two beach community members who come from Sarajevo
  Samuel Gough as Guitarman, the beach community's residential guitarist
  Peter Youngblood Hills and Jerry Swindall as Zeph and Sammy, two Americans whom Richard meets in Ko Samui
  Saskia Mulder and Simone Huber as Hilda and Eva, two women who accompany Zeph and Sammy to the island and are killed by the farmers
  Peter Gevisser as Gregorio, an Italian member of the beach community
  Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul as the leader of the cannabis farmers
caption: Virginie Ledoyen
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