I Was a Stranger
“Based on 14 million true stories.”
2025•PG-13•1h 43m•6.9•Released
DramaThriller
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.
Director
Brandt Andersen
Writer
Brandt Andersen
Languages
Arabic, English, Greek
Studio
Philistine Films
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
Production
Company
Philistine Films
Company
SPACE + ART Entertainment
Company
REEL Foundation
Company
Karma Films
Company
Angel Studios
Producer
Charlie Endean
Producer
Brandt Andersen
Producer
Ossama Bawardi
Producer
Ryan Busse
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