The Strangers' Case

  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 97 min
  • Premiere: 2025. December 25.

Over four centuries ago, William Shakespeare collaborated with others on a play about the historical figure Sir Thomas More. In it, he wrote a speech in which More passionately articulates a defence of refugees, culminating in a poignant reference to their plight. Fast-forward to the present: Aleppo, in the midst of the Syrian civil war. Amira, a paediatric surgeon, performs a life-saving operation during the darkest days of the conflict. Through an unexpected twist of fate, she and her daughter become central characters in a dangerous tale that intricately interweaves the lives of five families spanning four continents and redefines all of their existences. Versions of this story continue to repeat themselves over the centuries. For this reason, Shakespeare aptly named this plight “The Strangers’ Case”.

Discover

Art

Ibrahim Daoud

Set Dresser

Romolo Pompa

Supervising Art Director

Ivan Janakat

Set Decoration

Duygu Gülakan

Property Master

Pateel Kishmishian

Graphic Designer

Julie Berghoff

Production Design

Masa Abuqura

Set Designer

Sevi Sevgi

Assistant Art Director

Sami Zarour

Set Decoration

Hulusi Ayranci

Standby Property Master

Hilal Jabareen

Property Master

Umut Akand

Set Dresser

Camera

Edze Ali

Still Photographer

Nasser Kadamani

Assistant Camera

Abdulrahman Alshayeb

Assistant Camera

Michael Monar

Aerial Director of Photography

Qusai Harb

Key Grip

Duygu Gunesli

Third Assistant Camera

Ariel Schvartzman

"A" Camera Operator

Osman Yilmaz

Second Assistant Camera

Jonathan Sela

Director of Photography

Younis Alharaki

Assistant Camera

Stephen Early

First Assistant "A" Camera

Anton Demerjian

First Assistant "B" Camera

Costume & Make-Up

Rawan Al-Refai

Assistant Makeup Artist

Nabil Khoury

Assistant Costume Designer

Ezgi Aum Altunkaynak

Set Costumer

Mohammad Waseem Souda

Wardrobe Coordinator

Mohammad Rasheed

Makeup Artist

Zeina Soufan

Costume Supervisor

Hamada Atallah

Costume Design

Crew

Fares Rawas

Transportation Captain

Pelin Su Kadi

Video Assist Operator

Directing

Merve Toz

First Assistant Director

Toufic Khreich

First Assistant Director

Melissa Karam

Second Assistant Director

Mahdi Abu-Salma

Third Assistant Director

Nick Page

First Assistant Director

Melike Toz

Third Assistant Director

Alia Hatough

Script Supervisor

Charlie Endean

Second Unit Director

Editing

Dave Hussey

Digital Intermediate Colorist

Hunter Furnish

Online Editor

Lighting

Emre Kilcioglu

Rigging Grip

Maher Al-Midaani

Lighting Technician

Production

Ibraheem Shaheen

Line Producer

Omer Ozkurt

Unit Production Manager

Chloe Tannous

Production Coordinator

Duff Rich

Executive Producer

Dina Prior

Executive Producer

Yousef Khoury

Assistant Production Manager

Laura Haddadin

Production Coordinator

Anil Tasdogen

Location Manager

Yigit Alihan Oncul

Production Assistant

Ossama Bawardi

Producer

Charlie Endean

Producer

Theresa Preston Warner

Executive Producer

Hussain Shafaqouj

Casting Assistant

Ryan Busse

Producer

Abed Al Salam Al-Ouri

Casting Assistant

Sound

Burakhan Can

Boom Operator

Kostas Varympopiotis

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Rawad Hobeika

Sound Mixer

Aris Louziotis

Sound Designer

Hisham Sharafeddine

Boom Operator

Nick Chuba

Original Music Composer

Writing

Brandt Andersen

Screenplay