| Adèle Haenel | ... | Chloé | |
| Vincent Rottiers | ... | Joseph | |
| Rochdy Labidi | ... | Karim | |
| Jacques Bonnaffé | ... | Doran | |
| Aurélia Petit | ... | La mère de Joseph | |
| Galamelah Lagra | ... | Djamel (as Galamelah Lagraa) | |
| Dominique Reymond | ... | La directrice | |
| Frédéric Pierrot | ... | L'homme de la maison | |
| Danielle Ambry | ... | La femme de la maison | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Azouz Begag | |||
| Omar Bekhaled | |||
| Laurence Cormerais | |||
| Laurent Dallias | ... | Policeman | |
| Amaury Delobre | ... | François | |
| Khereddine Ennasri | |||
| Sabrina Ferkous | |||
| Brahim Frihi | ... | Patrick | |
| Mehdi Laribi | ... | Ali | |
| Yves Lecat | ... | Mother's friend | |
| Nathalie Legros | |||
| Ricky Martin | ... | Brian Rodriquez | |
| Sigolène Moulin | ... | Sylvie | |
| François Négret | ... | Le policier (fin) | |
| Mouloud Rezig | ... | Karim's friend | |
| Elisa Rochette | ... | Sarah | |
| Jean-Claude Varlet | |||
| Marylin Vignon | ... | Isabelle | |
| Bernard Villanueva | |||
| Eva Ionesco | ... | Actress (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Christophe Ruggia | |||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Olivier Lorelle | ||
| Christophe Ruggia | ||
Original Music by | |||
| Fowzi Guerdjou | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Eric Guichard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tina Baz | (as Tina Baz-Legal) | ||
Casting by | |||
| Christel Baras | (as Christelle Baras) | ||
| Bania Medjar | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Laurent Deroo | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Elsa Rio | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Laurence Grosjean | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Jerome Albertini | .... | unit manager (as Jérôme Albertini) | |
| Béatrice Bizet | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Laetitia Cangioni | .... | unit manager | |
| Erik Deniau | .... | production manager | |
| Christophe Masson | .... | assistant unit manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Raphaëlle Piani | .... | second assistant director | |
| Véronique Ruggia | .... | assistant director | |
| Paule Sardou | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Sophie Reynaud | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Emmanuel Angrand | .... | sound editing assistant | |
| Eric Boisteau | .... | sound | |
| Yannick Boulot | .... | sound recordist | |
| Pascal Chauvin | .... | foley artist | |
| Philippe Escanecrabe | .... | sound mixer | |
| Dominique Gaborieau | .... | sound mixer | |
| Emmanuelle Lalande | .... | sound editor | |
| Florent Villereau | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Dominique Hendrickx | .... | special effects | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Séverine De Wever | .... | production coordinator | |
| Daniel Trujillo | .... | digital artist | |
Stunts | |||
| Hervé Décalion | .... | stunts | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Alexandra Afonso | .... | assistant camera | |
| David Aïm | .... | first assistant camera: "b" camera | |
| Nicolas Batisse | .... | grip | |
| Philippe Bordelais | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Laurent Bourgeat | .... | electrician | |
| Jean Marc Bringuier | .... | additional steadicam operator | |
| Vladimir Duranovic | .... | grip | |
| Florent Geslin | .... | key grip | |
| Patrick Ghiringhelli | .... | assistant camera | |
| Christophe Henry | .... | still photographer | |
| Philip Lozano | .... | additional second assistant camera | |
| Alain Martigny | .... | electrician | |
| Jérôme Plon | .... | still photographer | |
| Christian Vicq | .... | gaffer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Eloïse Mégy | .... | casting assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Célia Lafitedupont | .... | assistant editor | |
| Bérengère Saint-Bezar | .... | assistant editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Béatrice Bizet | .... | assistant unit manager | |
| Zoë Coussonneau | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Edmée Doroszlai | .... | script supervisor | |
| Gordana Fleutot | .... | administrator | |
| Anne Gerles | .... | production assistant | |
| Sandra Louisin | .... | script supervisor | |
| Hélène Seretti | .... | dialogue coach | |
| Dominique Starck | .... | dance coach | |
| Céline Vieillard | .... | dance coach | |
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Les diables is a powerful, delightful, poignant and terribly sad film. Hard to endure in many of its crucial moments. Definitely not a popcorn movie. This is a film with a lot of work in the script and a lot of masterful work in many other aspects.
The acting is not only superb... it's mesmerising. I think about myself directing these two young actors into such a complicated argument and it sort of makes me shiver.
This film seems to explode in your mind. The story is so engaging and powerful, you'll have the same experience many of us already have: it's very difficult to put it away for a long time.
Cinematography is on par and above of the best french contemporary cinematographers. Lighting, locations, wardrobe and the whole aesthetic experience is so subtle that it goes under the skin unnoticed, but with a clear and powerful purpose. The dynamics are all well thought and paced to fit the crudeness of the story.
But, above all, the acting reflects the most difficult human experiences in a world where all the characters have is each other. It's a fearful drive in the territory of love: its beauty, its bitterness, its bright and dark sides. All in all, a film about love where the most unexpected things will happen.