I Was a Stranger

When a Syrian doctor and her young daughter make a desperate bid to flee war-torn Aleppo, their journey triggers a night of high-stakes survival at sea that binds five strangers together. In a world without safe harbors, a smuggler (Omar Sy), a soldier wrestling with conscience, a poet searching for home, and a coast guard captain must confront danger, suspicion, and the fragile bonds of humanity. Anchored by powerful performances from Omar Sy, Yasmine Al Massri, Yahya Mahayni, Ziad Bakri, and Saleh Bakri, this gritty, urgent drama is a sweeping thriller about survival, identity, and what it means to belong when the world turns its back.