I Was a Stranger

Based on 14 million true stories.

Original title: قضية الغرباء
Duration: 103 min
Release date: 2026-01-09
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Release date: 2026-01-09

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