I Was a Stranger
Seen it?2025 | 103 min | Drama, Thriller
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office flop, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 43 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in another language, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.5 out of 10 from opening-week audiences
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$3 million worldwide
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 112K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Brandt Andersen
- Yasmine Al MassriAmira Homsi
- Yahya MahayniMustafa
- Omar SyMarwan
- Ziad BakriFathi
- Constantine MarkoulakisStavros
- Jason BegheDr. Kroft
- Ayman SammanShaheen
- Massa DaoudRasha Homsi
- Angeliki PapouliaHelena
- Saleh BakriAlaa