Himself - Sinologist and Liu's Translator
Perry Link
Himself - Film Critic and Screenwriter
Hao Jian
Himself - Professor of Law
Teng Biao
Himself - Economist
Xia Yeliang
Himself - Diplomatic
Chris May
Herself - Poet and Liu's Wife
Liu Xia
Himself - Writer and Activist (archive footage)
Liu Xiaobo
Himself - Politician (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
Deng Xiaoping
Hu Yaobang
Mikhail Gorbachev
Li Peng
Himself - Sinologist
Jean-Philippe Béja
Zhao Ziyang
Jian Zemin
Bill Clinton
Himself - Philosopher
Xu Youyu
Andrew Nathan
Himself - Poet
Bei Ling
Himself - Journalist
Hu Ping
Himself - Student Leader (1989)
Wu'er Kaixi
Himself - Writer
Liao Yiwu
Himself - Essayist
Yu Jie
Director
Pierre Haski
Writer
Original Music Composer
Nicolas de Zorzi
Sound Mixer
Romain Colonna D'Istria
Producer
Heike Lettau
Editor
Mathias Lavergne
Production Manager
Nicolas Wiart
Caroline Laub
Idea
Anthony Dufour
Director of Photography
François Cauwel
Delegated Producer