Cast 28

1. 

   Corey Johnson

   Himself - Narrator (voice)

2. Howard Zhang

   Himself - Narrator (voice)

3. Shen Tong

   Himself - Student Leader (1989)

4. Jean-Philippe Béja

   Himself - Sinologist

5. 

   Wu'er Kaixi

   Himself - Student Leader (1989)

6. Wang Dan

   Himself - Student Leader (1989)

7. Zhang Jian

   Himself - Student (1989)

8. Bao Tong

   Himself - Politician

9. Wang Chaohua

   Herself - Student (1989)

10. Perry Link

    Himself - Sinologist

11. Muriel Southerland

    Herself - Witness (1989)

12. Andrew Nathan

    Himself - Sinologist

13. Robin Munro

    Himself - Activist

14. Zhang Lun

    Himself - Student (1989)

15. Su Xiaokang

    Himself - Writer

16. Rose Tang

    Herself - Student (1989)

17. Cai Chongguo

    Himself - Writer

18. Ma Jian

    Himself - Writer

19. Wu Renhua

    Himself - Historian

20. 

    Deng Xiaoping

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

21. Zhao Ziyang

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

22. Yuan Mu

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

23. Yan Mingfu

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

24. 

    Mikhail Gorbachev

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

25. Li Peng

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

26. Ling Chai

    Herself - Student Leader (archive footage)

27. 

    Liu Xiaobo

    Himself - Writer (archive footage)

28. 

    Xi Jinping

    Himself - Politician (archive footage)

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