Film
I Was a Stranger
2025 · 1h 43m · Drama · Thriller
Based on 14 million true stories.
- IMDb
- 9.3
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 76%
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Overview
A Syrian doctor and her daughter flee Aleppo, setting off a chain of events that binds five strangers together. A smuggler, a soldier, a poet, and a coast guard captain collide in a crisis that tests their courage, their choices, and their humanity.
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Cast
Yasmine Al Massri
Amira Homsi
Yahya Mahayni
Mustafa
Omar Sy
Marwan
Ziad Bakri
Fathi
Constantine Markoulakis
Stavros
Jason Beghe
Dr. Kroft
Ayman Samman
Shaheen
Massa Daoud
Rasha Homsi
Angeliki Papoulia
Helena
Saleh Bakri
Alaa
Jay Abdo
Papa Homsi
Vicky Papadopoulou
Charoula
Yumna Marwan
Rima Homsi
Baeyen Hoffman
Yusuf
Thanos Tokakis
Nikolas
Konstadinos Danikas
Babis
Crew
- Brandt AndersenDirector · Producer · Screenplay
- Charlie EndeanProducer
- Ossama BawardiProducer
- Ryan BusseProducer
- Duff RichExecutive Producer
- Dina PriorExecutive Producer
- Theresa Preston WarnerExecutive Producer
- Chad StahelskiExecutive Producer
- Louise Rosner-MeyerExecutive Producer
- Jonathan SelaDirector of Photography
Media
Details
- Release date
- December 31, 2025
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Arabic
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Rated
- PG-13
- Genres
- Drama, Thriller
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