I Was a Stranger
A doctor, a soldier, a smuggler, a father, and a captain. In a world divided by borders and war, five lives intersect in the pursuit of safety and belonging. Their journeys reveal the heartbreak and fragile beauty of those who dare to start over.
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
Alaa
Jay Abdo
Papa Homsi
Vicky Papadopoulou
Charoula
Yumna Marwan
Rima Homsi
Baeyen Hoffman
Yusuf
Thanos Tokakis
Nikolas
Konstadinos Danikas
Babis
Mahmood Bakri
Tarek
Ioanna Meli
Saylor
Carlos Chahine
Jack
Fares Al-Helou
Adeem Faris
Grigoria Metheniti
Mando
Sara El Debuch
Sara
Rami Farah
Muhammad
Baeyen Hoffman
Yusuf
Charlie Endean
Producer
Jonathan Sela
Director of Photography
Kostas Varympopiotis
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rafiq Kamhawi
Special Effects Supervisor
James Elton Davis
Gaffer
Dave Hussey
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Melike Toz
Third Assistant Director
Hussain Shafaqouj
Casting Assistant
Laura Haddadin
Production Coordinator
Yousef Khoury
Assistant Production Manager
Brandt Andersen
Director
Duff Rich
Executive Producer
Romolo Pompa
Supervising Art Director
Ivan Janakat
Set Decoration
Merve Toz
First Assistant Director
Pateel Kishmishian
Graphic Designer
Burakhan Can
Boom Operator
Rawad Hobeika
Sound Mixer
Maher Al-Midaani
Lighting Technician
Duygu Gunesli
Third Assistant Camera
Ibraheem Shaheen
Line Producer
Duygu Gülakan
Property Master
Abed Al Salam Al-Ouri
Casting Assistant
Nabil Khoury
Assistant Costume Designer
Anil Tasdogen
Location Manager
Sami Zarour
Set Decoration
Charlie Endean
Second Unit Director
Hulusi Ayranci
Standby Property Master
Sevi Sevgi
Assistant Art Director
Hisham Sharafeddine
Boom Operator
Brandt Andersen
Producer
Omer Ozkurt
Unit Production Manager
Younis Alharaki
Casting
Pantelis Anastasiadis
Visual Effects
Younis Alharaki
Assistant Camera
Evren Ozfirat
Gaffer
Hunter Furnish
Online Editor
Fares Rawas
Transportation Captain
Brandt Andersen
Screenplay
Rawan Al-Refai
Assistant Makeup Artist
Melissa Karam
Second Assistant Director
Umut Akand
Set Dresser
Nick Page
First Assistant Director
Masa Abuqura
Set Designer
Yigit Alihan Oncul
Production Assistant
Ossama Bawardi
Producer
Dina Prior
Executive Producer
Mahdi Abu-Salma
Third Assistant Director
Toufic Khreich
First Assistant Director
Dimitar Ilkov
Stunts
Hosni Al Baqa
Gaffer
Michael Monar
Aerial Director of Photography
Zeina Soufan
Costume Supervisor
Ryan Busse
Producer
Anton Demerjian
First Assistant "B" Camera
Osman Yilmaz
Second Assistant Camera
Julie Berghoff
Production Design
Edze Ali
Still Photographer
Qusai Harb
Key Grip
Nasser Kadamani
Assistant Camera
Emre Kilcioglu
Rigging Grip
Ariel Schvartzman
"A" Camera Operator
Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak
Set Costumer
Hilal Jabareen
Property Master
Stephen Early
First Assistant "A" Camera
Theresa Preston Warner
Executive Producer
Hamada Atallah
Costume Design
Mohammad Rasheed
Makeup Artist
Aris Louziotis
Sound Designer
Alia Hatough
Script Supervisor
Chloe Tannous
Production Coordinator
Ibrahim Daoud
Set Dresser
Ugur Palanci
Stunts
Pelin Su Kadi
Video Assist Operator
Mohammad Waseem Souda
Wardrobe Coordinator
Abdulrahman Alshayeb
Assistant Camera
Nick Chuba
Original Music Composer