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I Was a Stranger

  • 2024
  • PG-13
  • 1h 43m
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8.0/10
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I Was a Stranger (2024)
Five strangers are pulled together, colliding on a single night where survival is uncertain.
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Five strangers are pulled together, colliding on a single night where survival is uncertain.Five strangers are pulled together, colliding on a single night where survival is uncertain.Five strangers are pulled together, colliding on a single night where survival is uncertain.

  • Director
    • Brandt Andersen
  • Writer
    • Brandt Andersen
  • Stars
    • Yasmine Al Massri
    • Yahya Mahayni
    • Omar Sy
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    13K
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    • Director
      • Brandt Andersen
    • Writer
      • Brandt Andersen
    • Stars
      • Yasmine Al Massri
      • Yahya Mahayni
      • Omar Sy
    • 124User reviews
    • 36Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 43 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Top Cast69

    Yasmine Al Massri
    Yasmine Al Massri
    • Doctor 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. Croft
    Massa Daoud
    Massa Daoud
    • Rasha
    Carlos Chahine
    Carlos Chahine
    • Jack
    Ayman Samman
    Ayman Samman
    • Shaheen
    Thanos Tokakis
    Thanos Tokakis
    • Nikolas
    Fares Helou
    • Adeem
    Rami Farah
    • Muhammad
    Jay Abdo
    Jay Abdo
    • Papa Homsi
    Mahmoud Bakri
    • Tarek
    Ward Helou
    • Sami
    Saleh Bakri
    Saleh Bakri
    • Alaa
    Sara El Debuch
    • Sara
    Angeliki Papoulia
    Angeliki Papoulia
    • Helena
    • Director
      • Brandt Andersen
    • Writer
      • Brandt Andersen
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    Related interests

    Ahmed Marei and Shafik Nour El Din in The Mummy (1969)
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    • Trivia
      The first international film distributed by Angel Studios
    • Goofs
      Despite having the title character of the Poet. Fathi never actually recites any poetry though out the film, making his character obsolete.
    • Soundtracks
      Helwa Ya Baladi
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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 9, 2026 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Jordan
      • Occupied Palestinian Territory
      • United States
    • Languages
      • Arabic
      • Greek
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Strangers' Case
    • Filming locations
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production companies
      • The Reel Foundation
      • Philistine Films
      • SPACE + ART Entertainment
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    Box office

    • Gross US & Canada
      • $2,008,686
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $1,199,400
      • Jan 11, 2026
    • Gross worldwide
      • $2,996,756
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 43m(103 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • D-Cinema 48kHz Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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