I Am Because We Are (2008) featured a cast of 16 tracked actors. Of these, 5 (63%) are still alive today and 3 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Bill Clinton, age 80. This film starred Madonna and Paul Farmer.
63% still with us· verified cast31% of full cast · incl. 8 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 62% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 76 yrs
Deaths by Year
1997
2021
2022
Cast16 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Madonna Self / Narrator (voice) | Self / Narrator (voice) | Living | 16/08/1958 | 68 | — | 50 |
 Paul Farmer Self | Self | Deceased | 26/10/1959 | 62 | 21/02/2022 | 49 |
 Desmond Tutu Self | Self | Deceased | 07/10/1931 | 90 | 26/12/2021 | 77 |
 Jeffrey Sachs Self | Self | Living | 05/11/1954 | 71 | — | 54 |
 Bill Clinton Self | Self | Living | 19/08/1946 | 80 | — | 62 |
 David Banda Self | Self | Living | 24/09/2005 | 21 | — | 3 |
 Lourdes Leon Self | Self | Living | 14/10/1996 | 29 | — | 12 |
Aleke Banda Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Eric Borgstein Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Victoria Keelan Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
| Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — | |
Joyce Banda Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Heath Grant Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Joshua Chirwa Self | Self | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Hastings Banda Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Deceased | — | — | 25/11/1997 | — |