Claudia Cardinale as Sara, Malik's mother Antonin Stahly as Malik, Sara's son, an architect Salim Kechiouche as Bilal, the handyman and gardener living in the servant's bungalow on Sara's property Rihab Mejri as Wafa, Sara's cook and servant, lives in a room in the servants' bungalow Driss Ramdi as Hakim, Bilal's friend, a fellow student learning Arabic as a second language Ramla Ayari as Syrine, Malik's cousin, friend and colleague at an architectural firm Abir Bennani as Leïla, the girlfriend of Syrine Lotfi Dziri as Abdelaziz, the father of Malik, recently deceased at the time the main story takes place, he's seen in flashbacks of Malik's and Sara's memories. Nejia Nemzi as Malik's paternal grandmother Ali Mrabet as Wassim, the homosexual cousin of Malik Hosni Khaled as Moncef, Syrine's father and a friend of Malik's parents