I Was A Stranger(2026)

Angel Studios

PG-13
1h 43m
- Drama

Release Date: Jan 9, 2026 | Wide

Five strangers are pulled together, colliding on a single night where survival is uncertain.

Releases

Original Release | Jan 9, 2026

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Box Office Results

Updated as of Jan 30, 2026 10:41 PM ET

Results

Opening Weekend US & Canada:
$1,199,400
Total US & Canada:
$1,998,793
Total Worldwide:
$1,998,793

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Director & Top Cast

Brandt Andersen
Director

Yasmine Al Massri
THE DOCTOR - Amira Homsi

Yahya Mahayni
THE SOLDIER - Mustafa

Omar Sy
The Smuggler - Marwan

Ziad Bakri
THE POET - Fathi

Constantine Markoulakis
THE CAPTAIN - Stavros

Ayman Samman

Shaheen

Jay Abdo

Papa Homsi

Mahmoud Bakri

Tarek

Saleh Bakri

Alaa

Jason Beghe

Actor

Carlos Chahine

Jack

Konstadinos Danikas

Babis

Massa Daoud

Rasha Homsi

Sara El Debuch

Sara

Rami Farah

Muhammad

Fares Helou

Adeem Faris

Baeyen Hoffman

Yusuf

Other Details

Country of Origin: Jordan,Occupied Palestinian Territory,United States

Language: Arabic,Greek,English

Summaries

Storyline

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.

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Fun Facts

The night-time dinghy-crossing sequence was filmed on an actual de-commissioned smuggler craft towed into open Mediterranean water; cinematographer Jonathan Sela shot the entire 7-minute scene in a single Steadicam loop—no cuts, no second unit—so every wave-slap and child-shiver you see is happening live, not in a tank.