Movies: Refugee

  • 1969
    Sare – Life in exile

    Sare – Life in exile (1969)

    Sare – Life in exile

    01969HD

    In Turkey, Ankara, a politically active family from Iran is being deported after 10 years. The story is told through their 7 year old daughter, Sare, while she herself has struggles of her own....

    Sare – Life in exile
  • 2023
    Amine – Hero on Probation

    Amine – Hero on Probation (2023)

    Amine – Hero on Probation

    02023HD

    Amine Diare Conde fled from Guinea to Europe at the age of fifteen. His voluntary work makes the 22-year-old the best-known asylum seeker in Switzerland....

    Amine – Hero on Probation
  • 2025
    I Have to Run

    I Have to Run (2025)

    I Have to Run

    02025HD

    A gay artist flees the repressive laws and war in Russia to go to Berlin, leaving his boyfriend behind. Meanwhile, life in Berlin turns out to be less inclusive he had expected....

    I Have to Run
  • 2019
    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase

    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase (2019)

    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase

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    The story of a young gay man who faced persecution due to his sexuality and made a frightening journey to the UK with just a suitcase....

    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase
  • 2021
    Samos - The Faces of our Border

    Samos - The Faces of our Border (2021)

    Samos - The Faces of our Border

    02021HD

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    Samos - The Faces of our Border
  • 2008
    Ali & the Ball

    Ali & the Ball (2008)

    Ali & the Ball

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    8-year-old Ali lives in a refugee detention centre with his mother and little sister Fatima. When his mother's precious knitting needles are confiscated, Ali is forced to take action. Desperate to save his family, he hatches a plan using a ball and t...

    Ali & the Ball
  • 2018
    They Live Here, Now

    They Live Here, Now (2018)

    They Live Here, Now

    32018HD

    Austin based refugee house, Casa Marianella, is one of the most prominent refugee houses in the United States, providing life saving services for thousands of immigrants each year. Meet the people who live here now....

    They Live Here, Now
  • 1969
    Los burgueses de Calais

    Los burgueses de Calais (1969)

    Los burgueses de Calais

    01969HD

    Documentary about the humanitarian crisis of the refugees between 2015 and 2018...

    Los burgueses de Calais
  • 2024
    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    Enkeltje Vrijheid (2024)

    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    02024HD

    Before the eyes of the Sudanese Ahmed (25), the war broke out in full force. He decides to flee on foot to the Netherlands alone, to be able to live there in freedom. This documentary shows part of his arduous journey: from the Italian Alps to Ter Ap...

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
  • 1981
    Tent City

    Tent City (1981)

    Tent City

    01981HD

    The story of a group of Cubans who arrived in Miami during the Mariel Boatlift and were housed in an improvised camp in the heart of the city. Everyone lived together —men and women, homosexuals and heterosexuals, separated only by cloth curtains tha...

    Tent City
  • 2025
    The Boy from the River Drina

    The Boy from the River Drina (2025)

    The Boy from the River Drina

    82025HD

    Forced to flee Bosnia when he was a child, Irvin returns to his homeland. In the same woods where thirty years earlier people took refuge, he decides to build a small village with his own hands. To restore dignity to this place and to the people who ...

    The Boy from the River Drina
  • 1969
    Testament

    Testament (1969)

    Testament

    01969HD

    As the war wages on, Ukrainians under everyday threat find ways to live. A soldier returns home, a chaplain grapples with the weight of responsibility, and a mother grieves the loss of her family. These stories, amidst others, are a testament of Ukra...

    Testament
  • 2010
    Ulysse clandestin

    Ulysse clandestin (2010)

    Ulysse clandestin

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    Ulysse clandestin
  • 1969
    The Valley Rebels

    The Valley Rebels (1969)

    The Valley Rebels

    01969HD

    Cédric Herrou is a farmer who supports and houses African refugees in the alpine village of Breil-Sur-Roya in southern France. Some regard him as a heroic good Samaritan, but others – including the French border police and state prosecutor – denounce...

    The Valley Rebels
  • 1969
    The Swimming Lesson

    The Swimming Lesson (1969)

    The Swimming Lesson

    01969HD

    Based on a true story, teenage, Muslim refugee girls in burkinis take a fantastical swimming lesson in Idaho. The initiative for swimming lessons began after a newly arrived refugee, a Congolese boy, drowned in the summer of 2017. ​​...

    The Swimming Lesson
  • 2025
    Here I Belong

    Here I Belong (2025)

    Here I Belong

    02025HD

    Flora and Louise met in Yaoundé (Cameroon). They fell in love and ever since then have never left each other's side. By pushing open the door of the nonprofit housing them, I discovered the story behind their refugee status and the reasons behind the...

    Here I Belong