The Beach

The Beach is an American adventure film directed by Danny Boyle, written from the screenplay by John Hodge. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. The film was released in theaters on February 11, 2000. This film is based on the 1996 novel The Beach, written by Alex Garland.
== Premise ==
Richard, a young man, travels to Thailand and finds himself in possession of an odd map which is rumoured to lead to an island paradise. Accompanied by a few friends, he sets out to find it.
== Cast ==
*Leonardo DiCaprio as Richard
*Tilda Swinton as Sal
*Virginie Ledoyen as Françoise
*Guillaume Canet as Étienne
*Robert Carlyle as Daffy
*Paterson Joseph as Keaty
*Lars Arentz-Hansen as Bugs
*Daniel Caltagirone as Unhygienix
*Staffan Kihlbom, Jukka Hiltunen, and Magnus Lindgren as Christo, Karl, and Sten
*Victoria Smurfit as Weathergirl
*Zelda Tinska and Lidija Zovkić as Sonja and Mirjana
*Samuel Gough as Guitarman
*Peter Youngblood Hills and Jerry Swindall as Zeph and Sammy
*Saskia Mulder and Simone Huber as Hilda and Eva
*Peter Gevisser as Gregorio, an Italian member of the beach community
*Abhijati 'Meuk' Jusakul as the leader of the cannabis farmers
Category:2000 films
Category:American films
Category:English films
Category:English-language films
Category:French-language films
Category:Swedish films
Category:2000s films
Category:Films starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:Adventure films
Category:Adventure
Category:Drama