THE CLAIM is an epic story of love, passion and redemption set against the winter landscape of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and the making of California. Dillon (Peter Mullan) is a pioneer who defied the harsh winter in search of rumored gold. Having amassed unimaginable riches, he runs a thriving mining town called Kingdom Come.

But the blind ambition and greed that drove him to succeed finally catch up to him with the arrival of three strangers. Dalglish (Wes Bentley), a surveyor looking to expand the Central Pacific Railroad into Kingdom Come, threatens the future of the town. And, two women from Dillion's past hold a secret that could be his undoing.

Directed by
Michael Winterbottom

Cast
Wes Bentley - Dalglish
Milla Jovovich - Lucia
Nastassja Kinski - Elena Dillon
Peter Mullan - Daniel Dillon
Sarah Polley - Hope Dillon
Ronald F Anderson ('Andy') - Stagecoach Driver
Marty Antonini - German
Randy Birch - Priest
Marie Brassard - French Sue
Bill Chestermam - Mr Timpson
Artur Ciastkowski - Delany
Fernando Davalos - Barman
Duncan Fraser - Crocker
Shirley Henderson - Annie
Kate Hennig - Vauneen

Production Co.
Revolution Films
DB Entertainment
Grosvenor Park Equities
Pathe Pictures
United Artists Films Europe
Arts Council of England
Studio Canal Plus
Alliance Atlantis
BBC Enterprises

Produced by
Martin Katz
Douglas Berquist
Andrew Eaton
Andrea Calderwood
Alexis Lloyd
David M. Thompson
Mark Shivas

Studio
MGM/UA Distribution Company

Writer
Thomas Hardy
Frank Cottrell Boyce

Music
Michael Nyman