I Was a Stranger
Based on 14 million true stories.
6.7
41 votes
December 31, 2025
1h 43m
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.
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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
AlaaJay Abdo
Papa Homsi
Vicky Papadopoulou
Charoula
Yumna Marwan
Rima Homsi
Baeyen Hoffman
Yusuf
Thanos Tokakis
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