The Forbidden Reel

Ahmed Zahed

— Child Siddiq

Adbul Rasool Khalaqi

— Projectionist

Hamsafar Azam

— Soviet Spy #1

Khaled Aziz

— Soviet Spy #2

Mohamad Yaqood

— Afghan Films President

Farooq Ghulam Baraki

— Taliban #1

Jamil Dakohai

— Taliban #2

Safiulla Sadiqi

— Taliban #3

Zakarya Amin

— Taliban #4

Koko Gul

— Siddiq's Mother

Ibrahim Arify

— Self - Filmmaker

Isaaq Nezami

— Self - Former Taliban Official

Latif Ahmadi

— Self - Filmmaker

Mariam Ghani

— Self - Artist

Siddiq Barmak

— Self - Filmmaker

Yasmin Yarmal

— Self - Actress

Yusuf Jannesar

— Self - Filmmaker

Mohammed Zahir Shah of Afghanistan

— Self (archive footage)

Mohammed Daoud Khan

— Self - Politician (archive footage)

Ahmad Shah Massoud

— Self - Mujahid Leader (archive footage)

Mohammad Najibullah

— Self - Politician (archive footage)