Told in two volumes, the film stars Charlotte Gainsbourg as the older Joe and Stacy Martin as her younger self. Stellan Skarsgård plays the solitary man who listens to her account, responding with intellectual digressions that compare her experiences to mathematics, religion, fly-fishing, and music. Around them gathers a striking ensemble cast, including Shia LaBeouf, Christian Slater, Uma Thurman, Willem Dafoe, Mia Goth, and Jamie Bell.
