Corey Johnson as Self - Narrator (voice)

Howard Zhang as Self - Narrator (voice)

Shen Tong as Self - Student Leader (1989)

Jean-Philippe Béja as Self - Sinologist

Wu'er Kaixi as Self - Student Leader (1989)

Wang Dan as Self - Student Leader (1989)

Zhang Jian as Self - Student (1989)

Bao Tong as Self - Politician

Wang Chaohua as Self - Student (1989)

Perry Link as Self - Sinologist

Muriel Southerland as Self - Witness (1989)

Andrew Nathan as Self - Sinologist

Robin Munro as Self - Activist

Zhang Lun as Self - Student (1989)

Su Xiaokang as Self - Writer

Rose Tang as Self - Student (1989)

Cai Chongguo as Self - Writer

Ma Jian as Self - Writer

Wu Renhua as Self - Historian

Deng Xiaoping as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Zhao Ziyang as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Yuan Mu as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Yan Mingfu as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Mikhail Gorbachev as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Li Peng as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ling Chai as Self - Student Leader (archive footage)

Liu Xiaobo as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Xi Jinping as Self - Politician (archive footage)