I WAS A STRANGER
I Was a Stranger
Film synopsis
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 five 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.
Release Date
January 9, 2026
Director
Brandt Andersen
Producers
Brandt Andersen
Ossama Bawaedi
Ryan Busse
Charlie Endean
Writer
Brandt Andersen
Cinematographer
Jonathan Sela
Cast
Yasmine Al Massri
THE DOCTOR – Amira Homsi
Yahya Mahayni
THE SOLDIER – Mustafa
Omar Sy
THE SMUGGLER – Marwan
Ziad Bakri
THE POET
Constantine Markoulakis
THE CAPTAIN – Stavros
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THE DUTCHMAN
The Dutchman is a 2025 American thriller film directed by Andre Gaines, co-written by Qasim Basir, and based on the 1964 play Dutchman by Amiri Baraka. The film stars André Holland, Kate Mara, Zazie Beetz, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Aldis Hodge, and Lauren E. Banks.[1]
The Dutchman premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 8.[2] It is also set to be released on January 2, 2026, in the United States by Rogue Pictures and Inaugural Entertainment.[3][4]
Synopsis
Clay, a successful but troubled Black businessman, attends therapy sessions with his wife, Kaya, to salvage their marriage. But their mysterious therapist is not all that he seems, and he begins to appear to Clay outside of their sessions, unexpectedly. On a New York subway train, Clay encounters Lula, a seductive but sinister white stranger who slowly begins to unravel his life. Clay must discover the truth behind this encounter to get back to his wife, heal his fractured soul, and survive the night.
Cast
- André Holland as Clay
- Kate Mara as Lula
- Zazie Beetz as Kaya
- Stephen McKinley Henderson as Dr. Amiri
- Aldis Hodge as Warren
- Lauren E. Banks as Gina
- Lenny Platt as Officer Barnes
- Tracy Wilder as Dr. Bowers
- Benjamin Thys as Officer Davis
- Shonica Gooden as Zara
- Lazarus Simmons as Malik
- Sally Stewart as Mystic Lady
- Tony Torn as Janitor
- Kevin Tyler Rodriguez as Officer Luis
- Hyunmin Rhee as Officer Kim
- Michael Lawrence as Bradford Easley
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WE BURY THE DEAD
We Bury the Dead is a 2025 zombie survival thriller film written and directed by Zak Hilditch. It stars Daisy Ridley, Mark Coles Smith and Brenton Thwaites. The plot centers on a woman desperate to find her missing husband and follows her terrifying yet moving journey as she takes on grief, loss, and the undead.[2][3]
We Bury the Dead had its world premiere in March at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. It is currently scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on January 2, 2026, and in Australia and New Zealand on February 5, 2026.
Premise
Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman, searches for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit”, but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.[2][4]
Cast
- Daisy Ridley as Ava Newman[5]
- Mark Coles Smith as Riley
- Brenton Thwaites as Clay
- Kym Jackson as Lt. Wilkie
- Matt Whelan as Mitch
- Deanna Cooney as Bianca
- Salme Geransar as Private Clarkson
- Holly Hargreaves as Mrs Smith
- Megan Hollier as Farm Girl
- Matthew Parkin as Truck Driver
- Amanda Faye Chandler as Dead Woman
- Charles Walmsley as BRU
- Deborah Kerr-Doorn as BRU
- Jimmy Duncan as Hipster
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THE PLAGUE
The Plague is a 2025 psychological drama–thriller film[3][4][5] written and directed by Charlie Polinger in his directorial debut. It stars Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton, who is also a producer on the film.
The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2025, and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 24, 2025, and is set to expand nationwide on January 2, 2026.
Premise
A socially anxious 12-year-old boy is pulled into a cruel tradition at an all-boys water polo camp.[6]
Cast
- Everett Blunck as Ben
- Kayo Martin as Jake
- Kenny Rasmussen as Eli
- Joel Edgerton as Daddy Wags
- Lennox Espy as Julian
- Lucas Adler as Logan
- Elliott Heffernan as Tic Tac
- Caden Burris as Matt
- Kolton Lee as Corbin
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