Movies and TvShows featuring "refugee" theme.

Carol Danvers, a warrior and member of Starforce, is haunted by recurring nightmares. When she is abducted and probed by Skrulls, she escapes to Earth and teams up with S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury and Phil Coulson. As Carol uncovers her past, she learns about an experimental engine and the truth about her powers. With the help of her newfound allies and the Skrulls, Carol battles against the Kree Empire and saves Earth from destruction.

Laila is a Syrian victim of a bombing who agrees to marry a powerful sheikh in exchange for money to save her little brother's life. However, plans change due to the tragic death of the child. Laila and her family flee to start a new life in distant lands. Abandoned and enraged, the sheikh sends Jamil, his right-hand man, in search of the bride, but could not imagine he would fail to obey his command and fall madly in love with her. This forbidden love will be tested when the sheikh's daughter decides to take revenge after her father's mysterious death. From Emmy winners Thelma Guedes and Duca Rachid, ‘Orphans of a Nation’ tells a beautiful love story in the current context of refugees from around the world.

Battlestar Galactica (1978) is a sci-fi TV show set in outer space where humans are being hunted by a race of robotic beings called Cylons. The story follows a group of survivors who are aboard the last remaining battleship called Battlestar Galactica. They must navigate the galaxy, find a new home, and stay one step ahead of the Cylons.

Transplant is a TV show about a Syrian refugee who becomes a doctor and works in a hospital in Toronto, dealing with emergency room situations and forming relationships with colleagues and patients. The show explores themes of immigration, medical drama, and interracial relationships.

In 1980s Hong Kong, troubled youth Chan Lok-kwun, a mainland refugee, struggles to survive in the Kowloon Walled City by joining underground fights. Betrayed by crime boss Mr. Big while trying to buy a fake ID, he steals drugs from him and seeks refuge in the Walled City, where he encounters Cyclone, a compassionate yet authoritative crime lord.

During the American Civil War, two bounty hunters join forces to find buried Confederate gold. They form an uneasy alliance, facing off against a ruthless bandit and enduring a series of betrayals. In the end, they discover the location of the gold, engage in a Mexican standoff, and one of them walks away with the fortune.

An alien invasion threatens the future of humanity. The catastrophic nightmare is depicted through the eyes of one American family fighting for survival. Ray Ferrier, estranged from his children, must protect them as giant Tripods invade and destroy cities, leaving chaos and devastation in their wake. Against all odds, Ray and his family navigate a dangerous and hostile world while desperately searching for a way to defeat the alien invaders.

A family retreats to an isolated farm during a zombie outbreak, but years of painful secrets take a toll as they navigate their desolate world.

A dark force threatens Alpha, a vast metropolis and home to species from a thousand planets. Special operatives Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the marauding menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe. In the 28th century, the former International Space Station has become 'Alpha', a city where millions of creatures from different planets live peacefully and exchange knowledge and cultures. Valerian and Laureline, two police officers, are sent on a mission to retrieve a 'Mül converter', the last one in the universe. Along the way, they encounter political intrigue, alien abduction, and a hidden truth about the destruction of a peaceful civilization. As they uncover the secrets of Alpha, Valerian and Laureline must confront their own feelings and make sacrifices for the greater good.

Pagan Peak is a crime drama series that follows two detectives as they investigate a series of ritual murders in the Austrian Alps. The detectives must navigate through the snowy landscape and uncover the dark secrets hidden within the tight-knit community. As the body count rises, they find themselves on a treacherous journey to catch the elusive killer.

A Special-Ops commander and his team are sent on a mission to rescue a doctor in Nigeria. Along the way, they decide to save 70 refugees as well. They face challenges, including rebel soldiers, brutal violence, and betrayal. In the end, they successfully escort the refugees to safety.

In a post-apocalyptic South Korea, a soldier is recruited to retrieve a truck filled with money from a zombie-infested peninsula. Teaming up with survivors, they must fight the hordes of zombies and navigate dangerous obstacles to make it out alive.

In the midst of the Sierra Leone Civil War, a fisherman named Solomon Vandy is captured by rebel forces, while his son Dia is forced to become a child soldier. A mercenary named Danny Archer, who trades arms for diamonds, forms an unlikely partnership with Solomon to find a rare pink diamond. Along with a journalist named Maddy Bowen, they navigate the dangerous diamond trade in an attempt to reunite Solomon with his family and expose the corrupt industry of blood diamonds.

This drama charts the life of Kim Soo Ro, legendary founder of Geumgwan Gaya, the ruling city-state of the Gaya confederacy, which dominated sea trade and iron working during the Three Kingdoms Period. Kim Soo Ro's fiery temperament, charisma and intelligence are his only defense in the extended political struggle, with competition for the throne from his half-brother and lifelong rival, Ijinashi, his former friend Suk Tal Hae, and the dangerous ambitions of Shin Kwi Gan.

In District 9, an alien ship arrives above Johannesburg, South Africa, and its inhabitants are forced to live in slums. When a government agent becomes exposed to their biotechnology, violence erupts as they find a way to fight back against the mistreatment.

¿Qué Pasa, U.S.A.? is America's first bilingual situation comedy, and the first sitcom to be produced for PBS. It was produced and taped in front of a live studio audience at PBS member station WPBT in Miami, Florida and aired on PBS member stations nationwide. The program explored the trials and tribulations faced by the Peñas, a Cuban-American family living in Miami's Little Havana neighborhood, as they struggled to cope with a new country and a new language. The series was praised as being very true-to-life and accurately, if humorously, portraying the life and culture of Miami's Cuban-American population.

Years and Years takes place in the near future, following the lives of the Lyons family as they navigate political unrest, technological advancements, and personal challenges. Set in the 2020s and 2030s, the series offers a cautionary tale of a dystopian society marked by the rise of fascism, immigration crises, and the effects of technology on relationships and society.

Mo Najjar, a Palestinian refugee, lives one step away from asylum on the path to U.S. citizenship. Struggling to balance two cultures and three languages, Mo faces numerous setbacks while adapting to his new life in Houston, Texas.

Capernaüm is about Zain, a Lebanese boy who sues his parents for giving him life. Zain goes from being a streetwise child to a hardened 12-year-old, surviving on the streets. He meets Rahil, an Ethiopian migrant worker who takes care of her baby son Yonas. Zain gets jailed for a violent crime and seeks justice in a courtroom.