I Was a Stranger (2025)
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
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Yasmine Al Massri as Amira Homsi |
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Yahya Mahayni as Mustafa |
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Omar Sy as Marwan |
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Ziad Bakri as Fathi |
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Constantine Markoulakis as Stavros |
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Jason Beghe as Dr. Kroft |
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Ayman Samman as Shaheen |
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Massa Daoud as Rasha Homsi |
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Angeliki Papoulia as Helena |
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Saleh Bakri as Alaa |
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Jay Abdo as Papa Homsi |
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Vicky Papadopoulou as Charoula |
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Yumna Marwan as Rima Homsi |
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Baeyen Hoffman as Yusuf |
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Thanos Tokakis as Nikolas |
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Konstadinos Danikas as Babis |
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Mahmood Bakri as Tarek |
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Ioanna Meli as Saylor |
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Carlos Chahine as Jack |
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Fares Al-Helou as Adeem Faris |
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Grigoria Metheniti as Mando |
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Sara El Debuch as Sara |
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Rami Farah as Muhammad |
| Directing | Brandt Andersen | Director |
| Writing | Brandt Andersen | Screenplay |
| Production | Brandt Andersen | Producer |
| Production | Ossama Bawardi | Producer |
| Production | Ryan Busse | Producer |
| Production | Charlie Endean | Producer |
| Production | Dina Prior | Executive Producer |
| Production | Duff Rich | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ibraheem Shaheen | Line Producer |
| Production | Theresa Preston Warner | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Jonathan Sela | Director of Photography |
| Production | Younis Alharaki | Casting |
| Art | Julie Berghoff | Production Design |
| Art | Romolo Pompa | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Ivan Janakat | Set Decoration |
| Art | Sami Zarour | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hamada Atallah | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rawan Al-Refai | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mohammad Rasheed | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Yousef Khoury | Assistant Production Manager |
| Production | Omer Ozkurt | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Mahdi Abu-Salma | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Charlie Endean | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Melissa Karam | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Toufic Khreich | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Nick Page | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Melike Toz | Third Assistant Director |
| Directing | Merve Toz | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Masa Abuqura | Set Designer |
| Art | Umut Akand | Set Dresser |
| Art | Hulusi Ayranci | Standby Property Master |
| Art | Ibrahim Daoud | Set Dresser |
| Art | Duygu Gülakan | Property Master |
| Art | Hilal Jabareen | Property Master |
| Art | Pateel Kishmishian | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Sevi Sevgi | Assistant Art Director |
| Sound | Burakhan Can | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Hisham Sharafeddine | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Kostas Varympopiotis | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Aris Louziotis | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Rawad Hobeika | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Rafiq Kamhawi | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Pantelis Anastasiadis | Visual Effects |
| Crew | Dimitar Ilkov | Stunts |
| Crew | Ugur Palanci | Stunts |
| Lighting | Maher Al-Midaani | Lighting Technician |
| Camera | Younis Alharaki | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Edze Ali | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Abdulrahman Alshayeb | Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Hosni Al Baqa | Gaffer |
| Lighting | James Elton Davis | Gaffer |
| Camera | Anton Demerjian | First Assistant "B" Camera |
| Camera | Stephen Early | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Camera | Duygu Gunesli | Third Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Qusai Harb | Key Grip |
| Camera | Nasser Kadamani | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Pelin Su Kadi | Video Assist Operator |
| Lighting | Emre Kilcioglu | Rigging Grip |
| Camera | Michael Monar | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Evren Ozfirat | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ariel Schvartzman | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Osman Yilmaz | Second Assistant Camera |
| Production | Abed Al Salam Al-Ouri | Casting Assistant |
| Production | Hussain Shafaqouj | Casting Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nabil Khoury | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mohammad Waseem Souda | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Zeina Soufan | Costume Supervisor |
| Editing | Hunter Furnish | Online Editor |
| Editing | Dave Hussey | Digital Intermediate Colorist |
| Production | Anil Tasdogen | Location Manager |
| Directing | Alia Hatough | Script Supervisor |
| Crew | Fares Rawas | Transportation Captain |
| Production | Laura Haddadin | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Chloe Tannous | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Yigit Alihan Oncul | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Nick Chuba | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Chad Stahelski | Executive Producer |
| Production | Louise Rosner-Meyer | Executive Producer |
