cast
- Nigist Anteneh Tiya (segment "Tiya's Dream")
- Tefera Gizaw Tiya's father (segment "Tiya's Dream")
- Fekadu Kebede Teacher (segment "Tiya's Dream")
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Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Father (segment "The Letter")
- Hringur Ingvarsson Son (segment "The Letter")
- Dieudonné Ilboudo Man (segment "SIDA")
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Konkona Sen Sharma
Zeinab (segment "How can it be ?")
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Ranvir Shorey
Arif (segment "How can it be ?")
- Birsa Chatterjee Son (segment "How can it be?")
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Alice Englert
Ziggy (segment "The Water Diary")
- Tintin Marova Kelly Sam (segment "The Water Diary")
- Isidore Tillers Felicity Miles (segment "The Water Diary")
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Harry Greenwood
Simon (segment "The Water Diary")
- Miranda Jakich Mrs. Miles (segment "The Water Diary")
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Justine Clarke
Mother (segment "The Water Diary")
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Russell Dykstra
Father (segment "The Water Diary")
- Ian Abdulla Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
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Di Adams
Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
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Chris Haywood
Lunch Guest (segment "The Water Diary")
- Loydi Hucshva Haynas Panshin Beka (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
- Olivia Aravelo Lomos Nonna (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
- Denis Rafael Barbaran Marito (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
- Auristela Brito Valles Panshin Beka's friend (segment "The story of Panshin Beka")
- Pendo Duku (segment "Person to Person")
- Tsehaie Kidane (segment "Person to Person") (as Tsehaie Abraham Kidane)
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Megan Gay
Ronda (segment "Person to Person")
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Bhasker Patel
(segment "Person to Person")
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Robert Seeliger
(segment "Person to Person")
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Ian T. Dickinson
Frank (segment "Person to Person")
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Tomas Spencer
Seymour (segment "Person to Person")
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Gerhard Gutberlet
(segment "Person to Person")
- Aminata M. Kalokoh (segment "Person to Person")
- Mena Z. Kalokoh (segment "Person to Person")
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Augusto Aguilera
Lender (segment "Person to Person")
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Aba Arthur
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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Bob Geldof
Himself
- Melissa Butts Lender
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Youssou N'Dour
Himself
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Campino
Himself
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Lavetta Cannon
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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Luis Fernandez-Gil
Guatemalan Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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Herbert Grönemeyer
Himself
- Yolanda Hester African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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Michael Lehr
Lender (segment "Person to Person")
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Angela Malhotra
Borrower - East Indian (segment "Person to Person")
- Marta Cross Costa Rican Borrower (segment "Person to Person") (as Marta McGonagle)
- Vanessa Paul The Lender (segment "Person to Person")
- Shai Fali Borrower- East Indian (segment "Person to Person") (as Shaifali Ratti)
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Kaius Harrison
Lender (segment "Person to Person") (as Kharrison Sweeney)
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Rodney Charles
Lender
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Constance Ejuma
African Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
- Susanne Herrmann (segment "Person to Person")
- Grace Matias Lawyer
- Pendo Nyinondi African Borrower 'Person to Person' (as Pendo)
- Jessica Shelby (segment "Person to Person")
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Jennifer Popagain
Panamanian Borrower (segment "Person to Person")
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Geneviève Lemon
Pam Garner (segment "The Water Diary")