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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Release Date:
Friday, January 9, 2026 Limited
Plot: What's the story about?
When a Syrian doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across borders and pulls four strangers into the same storm. A smuggler trying to save his son. A soldier wrestling with his conscience. A poet searching for home. A Greek coast guard captain caught between duty and mercy. Their paths collide on a night in the Mediterranean, where survival is uncertain, and humanity is revealed in its rawest form.
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Who stars in I Was a Stranger: Cast List
The Strangers' Case, Shadow Force
A Hologram For The King
To a Land Unknown
All That’s Left Of You, Grasshoppers
The Strangers' Case, The Weekend Away
Who's making I Was a Stranger: Crew List
A look at the I Was a Stranger behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Brandt Andersen last directed The Strangers' Case.
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Production: What we know about I Was a Stranger?
Filming Timeline
- 2025 - September: The film was set to Completed status.
I Was a Stranger Release Date: When was the film released?
Rent / Buy I Was a Stranger was a limited release in 2026 on Friday, January 9, 2026. There were 18 other movies released on the same date, including Greenland 2: Migration, Primate and People We Meet On Vacation.
As a limited theatrical release, I Was a Stranger will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.
I Was a Stranger DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When will the film be released?
Check AmazonI Was a Stranger DVD & Blu-ray is expected to be released March 2026. Subject to change and may not to all markets.
