A Mistake (2024): Full list of cast in the movie 

A Mistake (2024) is a medical-drama film written and directed by Christine Jeffs. The film stars Elizabeth Banks in the leading role as a doctor who unknowingly causes the death of a patient after instructing her younger colleague to take charge during the surgery.

The film is based on a novel by New Zealand author Carl Shuker and examines the thorny complexities medical career where lives are on the line and even minor slip-ups can have far-reaching consequences.

A Mistake (2024) premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 7, 2024. It has since found a distributor in Quiver Distribution, which released the film in theaters on September 21, 2024.

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A Mistake (2024) cast and characters

The lead role in A Mistake (2024) is played by Elizabeth Banks, who stars as medical doctor and surgeon Beth Taylor.

Elizabeth Banks has had an extensive career in Hollywood, with roles in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, the 2019 reboot of Charlie's Angels, The Hunger Games film series, and the Pitch Perfect film series.

Aside from her work in feature films, Elizabeth has also had recurring roles in television series such as Scrubs and Modern Family, with her role in the latter netting her a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Aside from Elizabeth Banks, A Mistake (2024) also stars:

• Mickey Sumner as Robin, a nurse whose relationship with Beth is strained over the patient's death.
• Simon McBurney as one of the Wellington Hospital higher-ups with a vendetta against Beth.
• Acacia O'Connor as Lisa, the patient who dies on Beth's watch.
• Richard Crouchley as Richard, Beth's assistant who is partially responsible for Lisa's death.
• Fern Sunderland as Jessica.
• Matthew Sunderland as Owen.
• Rena Owen as Tessa.
• Joel Tobeck as Alastair.
• Byron Coll as Jason Letham.
• Niwa Whaturia as a bioethicist who takes a blunt approach with Beth over her mistake.
• Emmett Skilton as Alexander Colton.
• Ian Hughes as Dr. Ben Matthews.
• Ella Hope-Higginson as Josie.
• Nick Dunbar as Simon Martin.
• Sam Wang as Junior Director.
• Ally Xue as Mei-Lynn.
• Emma Draper as Jan.

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A Mistake (2024) is based on a novel by Carl Shukar

A Mistake (2024) is an adaptation of a novel by author Carl Shukar, who first published the book in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction at the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards. One of the judges at the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards said about the book:

"A Mistake is a masterful dissection of truth and fallibility, hubris and high-minded sexism, in the form of a literary thriller. This sharp-eyed, sharp-elbowed tale seamlessly combines a close observer's understanding of medicine and its political machinations with keen social observation and rare storytelling nous."

Carl Shukar has had a writing career spanning back to 2005, when he published his first novel, The Method Actors. The Method Actors has been described as a thriller and love story set in Tokyo that explored its darker underbelly at the turn of the 21st century.

Carl Shuker followed this up with 2006's The Lazy Boys, which was set in his native New Zealand, and covered themes of nihilism and toxic masculinity within the nation's rugby culture. Carl Shuker's other works include the 2011 short story collection Three Novellas for a Novel, and the 2013 novel Anti Lebanon.

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A Mistake (2024) is currently playing in theaters in North America.