Renegotiating the representational paradigm of nationhood the film draws a heterogeneous picture of Egyptian society as well as Soviet workers as they embarked on the momentous dam enterprise. The films presents a vision of a nation deep rooted in unity as well as diversity. The films projection of a renewed imagining of the nation inadvertently acknowledges a new and nuanced understanding of its goals, political objectives, and how these impact the personal within it. (KHOURI)
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Salah ZulfikarNot listed | Not listed |
 Igor VladimirovNot listed | Not listed |
 Emad HamdyNot listed | Not listed |
 Vladimir IvashovNot listed | Not listed |
 Seif AbdelrahmanNot listed | Not listed |
 Yuriy KamorniyNot listed | Not listed |
 Madiha SalemNot listed | Not listed |
 Valentina KutsenkoNot listed | Not listed |
 Hussain IsmaelNot listed | Not listed |
 Svetlana ZhgunNot listed | Not listed |
| ععبد المجيد براقةNot listed | Not listed |
 Mohamed MorshedNot listed | Not listed |
| ممبروكةNot listed | Not listed |
 Tawfiq Al-DeqenNot listed | Not listed |
 Zouzou MadyNot listed | Not listed |
 Inna FyodorovaNot listed | Not listed |
 Hassan MostafaNot listed | Not listed |
 Moshira IsmailNot listed | Not listed |
 Salama EliasNot listed | Not listed |
 Adawy GhaithNot listed | Not listed |
 Eskandar MansyNot listed | Not listed |