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