---
title: 'The Claim (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Winterbottom'
released: '2000-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 115
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'France'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-claim-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218378/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Claim (2000)

2000 · 115 min · Drama, Romance · United Kingdom, France, Canada


## Synopsis

The Claim is a 2000 Western romance film directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Peter Mullan, Wes Bentley, Sarah Polley, Nastassja Kinski and Milla Jovovich. The screenplay by Frank Cottrell Boyce is loosely based on the 1886 novel The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The original music score is composed by Michael Nyman. The film did poorly at the box office and received mixed reviews.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Winterbottom](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-winterbottom)
- **Screenplay:** [Frank Cottrell-Boyce](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-cottrell-boyce)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Nyman](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-nyman)
- **Producer:** [Andrew Eaton](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-eaton)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alwin H. Küchler](https://cinepixo.com/people/alwin-h-kuchler)
- **Editor:** [Trevor Waite](https://cinepixo.com/people/trevor-waite)

## Cast

- [Marie Brassard](https://cinepixo.com/people/marie-brassard)
- [Sarah Polley](https://cinepixo.com/people/sarah-polley)
- [Julian Richings](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-richings)
- [Milla Jovovich](https://cinepixo.com/people/milla-jovovich)
- [Shirley Henderson](https://cinepixo.com/people/shirley-henderson)
- [Wes Bentley](https://cinepixo.com/people/wes-bentley)
- [Tom McCamus](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-mccamus)
- [Nastassja Kinski](https://cinepixo.com/people/nastassja-kinski)
- [Peter Mullan](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-mullan)

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