Film2025103 min

I Was a Stranger

Name: I Was a Stranger
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 2025
Duration: 103 min
Cast: Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni, Omar Sy, Ziad Bakri, Constantine Markoulakis

Taste attributes: dramathrillerfresh & originalheavyintricatecomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Based on 14 million true stories."

Boxlist takeAn intricate thriller, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis

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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