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I Was a Stranger

20268.0 / 10103 min
Drama, Thriller

Overview

Based on 14 million true stories.

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.

Cast

Yasmine Al Massri

Yasmine Al Massri

Amira Homsi

Yahya Mahayni

Yahya Mahayni

Mustafa

Omar Sy

Omar Sy

Marwan

Ziad Bakri

Ziad Bakri

Fathi

Constantine Markoulakis

Constantine Markoulakis

Stavros

Jason Beghe

Jason Beghe

Dr. Kroft

Ayman Samman

Ayman Samman

Shaheen

Massa Daoud

Massa Daoud

Rasha Homsi

Angeliki Papoulia

Angeliki Papoulia

Helena

Saleh Bakri

Saleh Bakri

Alaa

Jay Abdo

Jay Abdo

Papa Homsi

Vicky Papadopoulou

Vicky Papadopoulou

Charoula

Yumna Marwan

Yumna Marwan

Rima Homsi

Baeyen Hoffman

Baeyen Hoffman

Yusuf

Thanos Tokakis

Thanos Tokakis

Nikolas

Konstadinos Danikas

Konstadinos Danikas

Babis

Mahmood Bakri

Mahmood Bakri

Tarek

Ioanna Meli

Ioanna Meli

Saylor

Carlos Chahine

Carlos Chahine

Jack

Fares Al-Helou

Fares Al-Helou

Adeem Faris

Grigoria Metheniti

Grigoria Metheniti

Mando

Sara El Debuch

Sara El Debuch

Sara

Rami Farah

Rami Farah

Muhammad

Crew

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