| 1 | Afra |
| An artist. |
| | Sami |
| Afra's son. |
| | Mohammed |
| Nuri's nephew. |
| | Mustafa |
| Nuri's cousin |
| | Dahab |
| Mustafa's wife. |
| | Firas |
| Mustafa's son. |
| | Aya |
| Mustafa's daughter. |
| | Nuri |
Ibrahim | A beekeeper. |
| | Hamid |
| One who sold spices and tea. |
| 2 | Lucy |
Fisher | A social worker. |
| | Angeliki |
| Afra's acquaintance. |
| | Adnan |
| One of Nuri's acquaintances. |
| | Akram |
| One of Nuri's acquaintances. |
| | Ola |
| One of Afra's sisters. |
| | Zeinah |
| One of Afra's sisters. |
| 3 | Hazim |
| One of Nuri's acquaintances. |
| | Abbas |
| One of Nuri's acquaintances. |
| | Ali |
| Nuri's acquaintance. |
| | Zujet |
Abbas | Abbas' wife |
| | Basher |
al-Assad | President of Syria. |
| 4 | Diomande |
| A man from the Ivory Coast. |
| | Habib |
| A worm. |
| | Elias |
| Nuri's acquaintance. |
| | Khamid |
| Afra's great-uncle. |
| 5 | Ashley |
Graham | American model. |
| | Jeremy |
Kyle | English television host, journalist and writer. |
| 8 | Neil |
| An NGO worker. |
| 9 | Farida |
| Afra's acquaintance. |
| | Odysseus |
| A legendary Greek king of Ithaca. |
| | Nadim |
| A guitar player. |
| 10 | Dr. |
Faruk | Afra's doctor. |
| | Ryad |
| Nuri's acquaintance. |
| | Ahmed |
| Real name of Nadim. |
| | Emily |
| Nuri's acquaintance. |
| 11 | Baram |
| An NGO worker. |
| 12 | Constantinos |
Fotakis | A smuggler. |
| | Gloria |
| Afra's passport name. |
| | Bruno |
Baresi | Nuri's passport name. |
| 13 | Marcos |
| A driver. |