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I Was a Stranger (2025): Cast, Ratings & Box Office

I Was a Stranger (2025) movie poster

I Was a Stranger is a 2025 drama directed by Brandt Andersen, starring Omar Sy as The Smuggler - Marwan, Saleh Bakri and Ziad Bakri. It runs 1 hour 43 minutes and earned $3 million worldwide. IMDb users rate it 8.0/10.

IMDb rating
8.0/10
worldwide gross
$3M
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I Was a Stranger (2025) movie poster
Released
Runtime
1h 43m (103 min)
Director
Brandt Andersen
Genre
Drama
Original language
Arabic
Studio
The Reel Foundation
After the credits
No No extra scene
The story

What Is I Was a Stranger About?

The premise of I Was a Stranger without spoilers.

When a Syrian doctor must flee Aleppo with her young daughter, a desperate decision triggers a cascade of events that span borders, drawing four strangers into the same storm. A smuggler trying to save his son, a soldier wrestling with his conscience, a poet searching for home, and a Greek coast guard captain caught in a moral dilemma.

I Was a Stranger Themes & Keywords

· 1 tag
  • family relationships
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Cast & crew

I Was a Stranger Cast & Characters

Omar Sy leads the cast as The Smuggler - Marwan, with Saleh Bakri as Alaa and Ziad Bakri as THE POET - Fathi. Directed by Brandt Andersen; 20 actors are credited in all.

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More from Brandt Andersen

One more film directed by Brandt Andersen: I Was a Stranger.

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Ratings

I Was a Stranger Reviews & Ratings

IMDb users rate I Was a Stranger 8.0/10.

Box office

I Was a Stranger Box Office

I Was a Stranger grossed $3 million worldwide. $2 million came from the US and Canada and $983,903 (33%) from the rest of the world.

2025 box office

Worldwide gross

$3M

US & Canada
$2M
International
$983.9K
US & Canada 67% Rest of the world 33%
Details

I Was a Stranger Also Known As

Also known as “The Strangers' Case”.

Also known as
  • The Strangers' Case

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Our article about I Was a Stranger: “I Was a Stranger (2025) Review & Critics Opinions – Audience Reception, Performance & Storytelling Analysis”.

FAQ

I Was a Stranger FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime

Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of I Was a Stranger, each answered in a sentence.

How long is I Was a Stranger?

I Was a Stranger runs 1 hour 43 minutes (103 minutes).

When was I Was a Stranger released?

I Was a Stranger was released on December 31, 2025.

Who directed I Was a Stranger?

I Was a Stranger was directed by Brandt Andersen.

More films by Brandt Andersen

Who is in the cast of I Was a Stranger?

I Was a Stranger stars Omar Sy as The Smuggler - Marwan, Saleh Bakri as Alaa and Ziad Bakri as THE POET - Fathi, among 20 credited actors.

How much did I Was a Stranger make at the box office?

I Was a Stranger grossed $3 million worldwide ($2 million domestic, $983,903 international).

How is I Was a Stranger rated?

I Was a Stranger has 8.0/10 on IMDb.

Does I Was a Stranger have a post-credit scene?

No. I Was a Stranger has no extra scene during or after the credits.

What language is I Was a Stranger in?

The original language of I Was a Stranger is Arabic.

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