Laogai: Prison Nation - Inside China's Ruling System (2023) featured a cast of 39 tracked actors. Of these, 4 (40%) are still alive today and 6 have passed away. The oldest surviving cast member is Xi Jinping, age 73. This TV series starred Camille Sannes and Ai Weiwei.
40% still with us· verified cast10% of full cast · incl. 29 unverified
Survivorship
Cast Reunion Index: 40% still living
Avg. Age at Death: 82 yrs
Deaths by Year
1971
1976
1997
2022
Cast39 members
| Person | Character | Status | DOB | Age | DOD | Age in 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Camille Sannes Self - Narrator (voice) | Self - Narrator (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Ai Weiwei Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Living | 28/08/1957 | 69 | — | 66 |
Ren Wanding Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wang Juntao Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Li Shuying Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wei Zidan Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Ping Hu Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wei Jingsheng Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Gulbahar Haitwaji Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Xiao Qiang Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tong Yi Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Teng Biao Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Liao Yiwu Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Cai Changguo Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Song Yongyi Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Xu Youyu Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Mai Gang Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Feng Guojiang Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Chen Pokong Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
David Li Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Liu Qing Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Wang Dan Self - Interviewee | Self - Interviewee | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Mao Zedong Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 26/12/1893 | 82 | 09/09/1976 | 130 |
 Deng Xiaoping Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 22/08/1904 | 92 | 19/02/1997 | 119 |
 Xi Jinping Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Living | 15/06/1953 | 73 | — | 70 |
 Jiang Zemin Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 17/08/1926 | 96 | 30/11/2022 | 97 |
Liu Shaoqi Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Zhou Enlai Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/03/1898 | 77 | 08/01/1976 | 125 |
Kang Sheng Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Lin Biao Self (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) | Deceased | 05/12/1907 | 63 | 13/09/1971 | 116 |
 Philippe Bozo Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Jean-Pol Brissart Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Deceased | 06/11/1960 | 65 | — | 63 |
 Marc Brunet Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Living | 10/11/1952 | 73 | — | 71 |
Bernard Demory Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Yumi Fujimori Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Living | 01/01/1953 | 73 | — | 70 |
 Michel Laroussi Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
 Martial Le Minoux Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Tony Marot Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |
Jean-Pascal Quilichini Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Self - Additional Voice (voice) | Unverified | — | — | — | — |