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| Teresa Palmer | Michelle Payne |
| Sam Neill | Paddy Payne |
| Sullivan Stapleton | Darren Weir |
| Genevieve Morris | Joan Sadler |
| Stevie Payne | Stevie Payne |
| Gryffin Morrison | Young Stevie Payne |
| Summer North | Young Michelle Payne |
| Brooke Satchwell | Therese Payne |
| Magda Szubanski | Sister Dominique |
| Zara Zoe | Maree Payne |
| Sophia Forrest | Cathy Payne |
| Shane Bourne | Trevor Smart |
| Claudia Bluemhuber | Executive Producer |
| Florian Dargel | Executive Producer |
| Uta Fredebeil | Executive Producer |
| Rachel Griffiths | Executive Producer |
| Martin McGrath | Cinematographer |
| Jill Bilcock | Film Editor |
| Maria Papoutsis | Film Editor |
| David Hirschfelder | Composer |
| Glenn Newnham | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Chris Goodes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Ben Barber | Art Director |
| Carrie Kennedy | Production Designer |
| Cappie Ireland | Costume Designer |

