I Was a Stranger (2025)
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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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... Amira Homsi
... Mustafa
... Marwan
... Fathi
... Stavros
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Writer:
Brandt Andersen (Screenplay)
Release Date:
2025-12-31
Run Time:
103 min
MMPA Rating:
PG-13
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I Was a Stranger
Cast & Crew of
I Was a Stranger
Cast
... Amira Homsi
... Mustafa
... Marwan
... Fathi
... Stavros
... Dr. Kroft
... Shaheen
... Rasha Homsi
... Helena
... Alaa
... Papa Homsi
... Charoula
... Rima Homsi
... Yusuf
... Nikolas
... Babis
... Tarek
... Saylor
... Jack
... Adeem Faris
... Mando
... Sara
... Muhammad
Crew
... First Assistant Director
... Boom Operator
... Still Photographer
... Assistant Camera
... Rigging Grip
... Producer
... Screenplay
... Assistant Makeup Artist
... First Assistant Director
... Assistant Camera
... Aerial Director of Photography
... Line Producer
... Special Effects Supervisor
... Gaffer
... Assistant Costume Designer
... Transportation Captain
... Set Costumer
... Casting
... Unit Production Manager
... Set Dresser
... Key Grip
... Video Assist Operator
... Production Coordinator
... Executive Producer
... Supervising Art Director
... Set Decoration
... Second Assistant Director
... Property Master
... Lighting Technician
... Third Assistant Camera
... Wardrobe Coordinator
... Executive Producer
... Makeup Artist
... Assistant Production Manager
... Third Assistant Director
... First Assistant Director
... Third Assistant Director
... Visual Effects
... Script Supervisor
... Production Coordinator
... Graphic Designer
... Director
... Production Design
... Sound Re-Recording Mixer
... "A" Camera Operator
... Digital Intermediate Colorist
... Location Manager
... Set Designer
... Sound Mixer
... Production Assistant
... Assistant Art Director
... Sound Designer
... Second Assistant Camera
... Producer
... Producer
... Executive Producer
... Director of Photography
... Assistant Camera
... Gaffer
... First Assistant "A" Camera
... Casting Assistant
... Set Decoration
... Second Unit Director
... Standby Property Master
... Property Master
... Online Editor
... Boom Operator
... Gaffer
... First Assistant "B" Camera
... Costume Supervisor
... Costume Design
... Stunts
... Producer
... Set Dresser
... Stunts
... Casting Assistant
... Original Music Composer
... Executive Producer
... Executive Producer
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I Was a Stranger
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