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‘The Strangers’ Case’ Clip: Watch Omar Sy Play A Smuggler Who Helps Syrian Refugees Across The Aegean Sea In Special Gala Title – Berlin Film Festival
Watch an exclusive clip of 'The Strangers' Case, starring Omar Sy. The Belin Film Festival title is the debut feature from longtime producer Brandt Andersen.
EXCLUSIVE: Beloved French actor Omar Sy stars in the debut feature from longtime producer Brandt Andersen in The Strangers’ Case, a searing and international ensemble that is world premiering at the Berlin Film Festival on Friday. The film follows the chain reaction of events involving five different families in four different countries after tragedy strikes a Syrian family in Aleppo: a doctor (Al Massri) and her daughter, who come home following a chaotic shift at an Aleppo hospital; a soldier who witnesses heinous crimes towards men, women and children in the service of the Syrian regime; a smuggler in Turkey (Sy) who tries desperately to make ends meet for his young son while also trying to save enough money to afford his own escape; a poet from a Turkish refugee camp who barters for space on an overcrowded boat with his young family; and a Greek coast guard captain who spends his days and nights rescuing sinking lifeboats full of migrants. “Each character in the film draws inspiration from individuals I encountered in my travels through Turkey, Greece, Italy, Jordan and Syria.
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