Refugee Movies

  • 2020
    Ayaan

    Ayaan

    Ayaan

    22020HD

    An escaped asylum seeker encounters an Aboriginal man on a remote Australian beach. She must decide whether...

    Ayaan
  • 1970
    The Swimming Lesson

    The Swimming Lesson

    The Swimming Lesson

    01970HD

    Based on a true story, teenage, Muslim refugee girls in burkinis take a fantastical swimming lesson in Idaho. The initiative for swimming lessons...

    The Swimming Lesson
  • 2020
    Volunteer

    Volunteer

    Volunteer

    102020HD

    A film about the unprecedented Swiss grassroots movement of regular citizens who rise to aid thousands of refugees stranded at the European borders....

    Volunteer
  • 2015
    As You Dreamt It

    As You Dreamt It

    As You Dreamt It

    02015HD

    A leading Australian photographer interprets and photographs the recurring dreams of four refugees living on a housing estate in western Sydney with...

    As You Dreamt It
  • 2023
    Reclaiming the Night

    Reclaiming the Night

    Reclaiming the Night

    102023HD

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

    Reclaiming the Night
  • 2013
    The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation

    The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation

    The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation

    02013HD

    To cool the heat on the asylum debate - the biggest 'hot potato' in Australian politics, we took a hot potato food van around the country in the lead...

    The Hot Potato: The Road to Transformation
  • 2017
    Those Who Jump

    Those Who Jump

    Those Who Jump

    62017HD

    In northern Morocco lies the Spanish enclave of Melilla: Europe on African Land. On the mountain above live over a thousand hopeful African...

    Those Who Jump
  • 2025
    A Long-Standing Story

    A Long-Standing Story

    A Long-Standing Story

    02025HD

    After Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Ukrainians abroad decide to confront the challenge and join the volunteer center "Blue-Yellow...

    A Long-Standing Story
  • 2017
    Passage of Life

    Passage of Life

    Passage of Life

    62017HD

    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....

    Passage of Life
  • 2017
    Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

    Nostalgia

    102017HD

    After 21 years I return to my city of birth in order to find out what would have occured to my family if we hadn't fled the war.

    Nostalgia
  • 2017
    Warehoused

    Warehoused

    Warehoused

    02017HD

    An estimated 12 million people live in refugee camps worldwide and only 0.1% are resettled, repatriated, or integrated into normal society each year....

    Warehoused
  • 2024
    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    Enkeltje Vrijheid

    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...

    Enkeltje Vrijheid
  • 1949
    Report on the Refugee Situation

    Report on the Refugee Situation

    Report on the Refugee Situation

    01949HD

    An unclassifiable cross between documentary and fiction, Kipp takes the viewer through refugee camps bordering Soviet-occupied areas of Germany.

    Report on the Refugee Situation
  • 1970
    Khawla's Goal

    Khawla's Goal

    Khawla's Goal

    01970HD

    Khawla's Goal
  • 2021
    Wandering, a Rohingya Story

    Wandering, a Rohingya Story

    Wandering, a Rohingya Story

    82021HD

    Within a few months, the Kutupalong refugee camp has become the biggest in the world. Out of sight, 700,000 people of the Rohingya Muslim minority...

    Wandering, a Rohingya Story
  • 2004
    Until When

    Until When

    Until When

    02004HD

    Set during the second Intifada, this documentary follows four Palestinian families living in Dheisheh Refugee Camp near Bethlehem. Fadi is 13 and...

    Until When
  • 2020
    Mo

    Mo

    Mo

    62020HD

    Mohammad is a young asylum seeker from Pakistan. To make a living, he works illegally as a night delivery worker. He strives for a better life in a...

    Mo
  • 2019
    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase

    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase

    A Queer Refugee’s Suitcase

    02019HD

    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
  • 2022
    Crossing The Line

    Crossing The Line

    Crossing The Line

    02022HD

    Jakop, a lone fisherman on the coast of lake Peipus has to decide whether refugees brought to his door are his way of redeeming past sins or merely a...

    Crossing The Line
  • 2025
    Julian Assange: Silenced

    Julian Assange: Silenced

    Julian Assange: Silenced

    92025HD

    In the spring of 2010, Julian Assange published classified documents that shed a harsh light on the war crimes committed by the United States in...

    Julian Assange: Silenced