I Was a Stranger (2025)

December 31, 2025 (JO) • Drama, Thriller • 103m

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.

Director

Brandt Andersen

Writer

Brandt Andersen

Top Billed

Yasmine Al Massri

Keywords

refugee

Where to watch

Free / Included

Buy

Top Billed 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

Mahmood Bakri

Tarek

Ioanna Meli

Saylor

Carlos Chahine

Jack

Fares Al-Helou

Adeem Faris

Grigoria Metheniti

Mando

Sara El Debuch

Sara

Rami Farah

Muhammad

Crew

Charlie Endean

Producer

Jonathan Sela

Director of Photography

Kostas Varympopiotis

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rafiq Kamhawi

Special Effects Supervisor

James Elton Davis

Gaffer

Dave Hussey

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Melike Toz

Third Assistant Director

Hussain Shafaqouj

Casting Assistant

Laura Haddadin

Production Coordinator

Yousef Khoury

Assistant Production Manager

Brandt Andersen

Director

Duff Rich

Executive Producer

Romolo Pompa

Supervising Art Director

Ivan Janakat

Set Decoration

Merve Toz

First Assistant Director

Pateel Kishmishian

Graphic Designer

Burakhan Can

Boom Operator

Rawad Hobeika

Sound Mixer

Maher Al-Midaani

Lighting Technician

Duygu Gunesli

Third Assistant Camera

Ibraheem Shaheen

Line Producer

Duygu Gülakan

Property Master

Abed Al Salam Al-Ouri

Casting Assistant

Nabil Khoury

Assistant Costume Designer

Anil Tasdogen

Location Manager

Sami Zarour

Set Decoration

Charlie Endean

Second Unit Director

Hulusi Ayranci

Standby Property Master

Sevi Sevgi

Assistant Art Director

Hisham Sharafeddine

Boom Operator

Brandt Andersen

Producer

Omer Ozkurt

Unit Production Manager

Younis Alharaki

Casting

Pantelis Anastasiadis

Visual Effects

Younis Alharaki

Assistant Camera

Evren Ozfirat

Gaffer

Hunter Furnish

Online Editor

Fares Rawas

Transportation Captain

Brandt Andersen

Screenplay

Rawan Al-Refai

Assistant Makeup Artist

Melissa Karam

Second Assistant Director

Umut Akand

Set Dresser

Nick Page

First Assistant Director

Masa Abuqura

Set Designer

Yigit Alihan Oncul

Production Assistant

Ossama Bawardi

Producer

Dina Prior

Executive Producer

Mahdi Abu-Salma

Third Assistant Director

Toufic Khreich

First Assistant Director

Dimitar Ilkov

Stunts

Hosni Al Baqa

Gaffer

Michael Monar

Aerial Director of Photography

Zeina Soufan

Costume Supervisor

Ryan Busse

Producer

Anton Demerjian

First Assistant "B" Camera

Osman Yilmaz

Second Assistant Camera

Julie Berghoff

Production Design

Edze Ali

Still Photographer

Qusai Harb

Key Grip

Nasser Kadamani

Assistant Camera

Emre Kilcioglu

Rigging Grip

Ariel Schvartzman

"A" Camera Operator

Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak

Set Costumer

Hilal Jabareen

Property Master

Stephen Early

First Assistant "A" Camera

Theresa Preston Warner

Executive Producer

Hamada Atallah

Costume Design

Mohammad Rasheed

Makeup Artist

Aris Louziotis

Sound Designer

Alia Hatough

Script Supervisor

Chloe Tannous

Production Coordinator

Ibrahim Daoud

Set Dresser

Ugur Palanci

Stunts

Pelin Su Kadi

Video Assist Operator

Mohammad Waseem Souda

Wardrobe Coordinator

Abdulrahman Alshayeb

Assistant Camera

Nick Chuba

Original Music Composer

Chad Stahelski

Executive Producer

Louise Rosner-Meyer

Executive Producer

Reviews

No reviews available.

Loading…

I Was a Stranger (2025)

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

Crew

Reviews

Recommended Movies

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Tears of the Sun

Tent City

Hotel Rwanda

Status

Original Language

Budget

Revenue

Rate This Movie

Rate This TV Show