Refugee Movies

Burmese boy Kaung and his family emigrated to Japan with the hope for a better life. They have lived in Tokyo for years, but never obtained a visum....

Refugees in a post-apocalyptic future, two sisters must make the ultimate decision: one or both will die.

Documentary about a "transportation commando" in Germany with the goal to deport 200 people to Albania...

In 2009 the Norwegian government introduced several measures to restrict immigration. One of the measures was to provide unaccompanied asylum seeking...

A migrant boat has been stranded in the Mediterranean Sea for 30 hours. As authorities ignore calls for help, the Sea-Watch Crew, an NGO, launches an...

Something from there is a short film on the substance of our original lands. Weaving between the voices of the artist’s parents, one a refugee...

A Chinese medical student named Gan Shosho finds himself cut off from his homeland as he is studying in Japan during the outbreak of the war. Despite...

In Zaatari, Jordan – one of the world’s biggest refugee camps – Maamun owns a little shop: a small white container aligned in a...

The documentary tells the story of one day in Smara, a refugee camp in the south of Algeria. A handmade symbolic toke takes us through the lives of...

In the aftermath of war, an extraordinary professor brings hope to children haunted by trauma-induced nightmares.

After years working as a border patrolman, José has developed a salty crust of cynicism about his work, which places him in a position to...

Nearly 20 years since the end of the 1992-95 Bosnian war, there are people who still live in refugee Centers, usually located on the outskirts of...

Two boys meet in a park. There is a barrier between them. Their friendship will reveal it.

As thousands of migrants attempt to cross the French-Italian border on foot through treacherous mountain routes, the state cracks down on the local...

In this moving documentary, Oscar-nominated filmmakers Peter LeDonne and Steve Kalafer chronicle the extraordinary life of Immaculée...

Firas, Jallow and Batoul just arrived in Berlin. They meet one another in a theatre group. They are searching for the good life in Germany - yet...

"The Boy Of The Fish" follows Noon, a young boy living in a Syrian refugee camp, who finds solace and a sense of freedom in a whale-shaped doll he...

13-year-old Khodor is a child whose family tries to issue him an ID document that proves his existence and gives him the right to education,...