I Was a Stranger

I Was a Stranger (2026)

Based on 14 million true stories.

  • Genre: Drama, Thriller
  • Release Date: 2026-01-09
  • User Rating: 5.6/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 43min
  • Language: العربية
  • Production Company: Philistine Films
  • Production Country: Jordan, Turkey, Palestinian Territory, United States of America
  • Director: Brandt Andersen
star 5.6/10
From 3 Ratings

Summary

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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  • Yasmine Al Massri

    as Amira Homsi
  • Yahya Mahayni

    as Mustafa
  • Omar Sy

    as Marwan
  • Ziad Bakri

    as Fathi
  • Constantine Markoulakis

    as Stavros
  • Jason Beghe

    as Dr. Kroft
  • Ayman Samman

    as Shaheen
  • Massa Daoud

    as Rasha Homsi
  • Angeliki Papoulia

    as Helena
  • Saleh Bakri

    as Alaa
  • Jay Abdo

    as Papa Homsi
  • Vicky Papadopoulou

    as Charoula
  • Yumna Marwan

    as Rima Homsi
  • Baeyen Hoffman

    as Yusuf
  • Thanos Tokakis

    as Nikolas
  • Konstadinos Danikas

    as Babis
  • Mahmood Bakri

    as Tarek
  • Ioanna Meli

    as Saylor
  • Carlos Chahine

    as Jack
  • Fares Al-Helou

    as Adeem Faris
  • Grigoria Metheniti

    as Mando
  • Sara El Debuch

    as Sara
  • Rami Farah

    as Muhammad
Directing Merve Toz First Assistant Director
Sound Burakhan Can Boom Operator
Camera Edze Ali Still Photographer
Camera Nasser Kadamani Assistant Camera
Lighting Emre Kilcioglu Rigging Grip
Production Brandt Andersen Producer
Writing Brandt Andersen Screenplay
Costume & Make-Up Rawan Al-Refai Assistant Makeup Artist
Directing Toufic Khreich First Assistant Director
Camera Abdulrahman Alshayeb Assistant Camera
Camera Michael Monar Aerial Director of Photography
Production Ibraheem Shaheen Line Producer
Visual Effects Rafiq Kamhawi Special Effects Supervisor
Lighting Evren Ozfirat Gaffer
Costume & Make-Up Nabil Khoury Assistant Costume Designer
Crew Fares Rawas Transportation Captain
Costume & Make-Up Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak Set Costumer
Production Younis Alharaki Casting
Production Omer Ozkurt Unit Production Manager
Art Ibrahim Daoud Set Dresser
Camera Qusai Harb Key Grip
Crew Pelin Su Kadi Video Assist Operator
Production Chloe Tannous Production Coordinator
Production Duff Rich Executive Producer
Art Romolo Pompa Supervising Art Director
Art Ivan Janakat Set Decoration
Directing Melissa Karam Second Assistant Director
Art Duygu Gülakan Property Master
Lighting Maher Al-Midaani Lighting Technician
Camera Duygu Gunesli Third Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up Mohammad Waseem Souda Wardrobe Coordinator
Production Dina Prior Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Mohammad Rasheed Makeup Artist
Production Yousef Khoury Assistant Production Manager
Directing Mahdi Abu-Salma Third Assistant Director
Directing Nick Page First Assistant Director
Directing Melike Toz Third Assistant Director
Visual Effects Pantelis Anastasiadis Visual Effects
Directing Alia Hatough Script Supervisor
Production Laura Haddadin Production Coordinator
Art Pateel Kishmishian Graphic Designer
Directing Brandt Andersen Director
Art Julie Berghoff Production Design
Sound Kostas Varympopiotis Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Camera Ariel Schvartzman "A" Camera Operator
Editing Dave Hussey Digital Intermediate Colorist
Production Anil Tasdogen Location Manager
Art Masa Abuqura Set Designer
Sound Rawad Hobeika Sound Mixer
Production Yigit Alihan Oncul Production Assistant
Art Sevi Sevgi Assistant Art Director
Sound Aris Louziotis Sound Designer
Camera Osman Yilmaz Second Assistant Camera
Production Ossama Bawardi Producer
Production Charlie Endean Producer
Production Theresa Preston Warner Executive Producer
Camera Jonathan Sela Director of Photography
Camera Younis Alharaki Assistant Camera
Lighting James Elton Davis Gaffer
Camera Stephen Early First Assistant "A" Camera
Production Hussain Shafaqouj Casting Assistant
Art Sami Zarour Set Decoration
Directing Charlie Endean Second Unit Director
Art Hulusi Ayranci Standby Property Master
Art Hilal Jabareen Property Master
Editing Hunter Furnish Online Editor
Sound Hisham Sharafeddine Boom Operator
Lighting Hosni Al Baqa Gaffer
Camera Anton Demerjian First Assistant "B" Camera
Costume & Make-Up Zeina Soufan Costume Supervisor
Costume & Make-Up Hamada Atallah Costume Design
Crew Dimitar Ilkov Stunts
Production Ryan Busse Producer
Art Umut Akand Set Dresser
Crew Ugur Palanci Stunts
Production Abed Al Salam Al-Ouri Casting Assistant
Sound Nick Chuba Original Music Composer
Production Chad Stahelski Executive Producer

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