Movies and TvShows featuring "refugees" theme.

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.

An American journalist who spent 13 months in France 1940-41 managed to arrange safe passage to the US for over 2,000 refugees; who were in danger of losing their lives.

Tom and Mia inherit a family apartment and move to Athens. Tom is a company start-upper, while Mia becomes an anti-capitalist activist.

Follows the story of a family of Syrian refugees, an Afghan teacher, and a border guard who meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus. They are all unknowingly caught up in a political fraud orchestrated by the Belarusian authorities. As they navigate the risks and legal consequences, they question the meaning of humanity.

When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit follows the story of a 10-year-old Jewish girl named Anna and her family as they flee Germany in 1933 due to the rise of the Nazi regime. The film highlights their struggles and experiences as refugees in various locations, including Zurich, Switzerland, and Paris, France. Based on the autobiographical novel of the same name, it explores themes of anti-Semitism, family relationships, and resilience.

In 'The Spanish Main,' a Dutch sea captain named Laurentius Vandervelt escapes from a Spanish galleon and becomes a buccaneer. He plans to seek revenge on the Spanish captain, Jose-Diaz. Along the way, he encounters various challenges, including a vicious pirate gang and a corrupt governor. Amidst the violence and brutality, Laurentius finds himself falling in love with the beautiful Contessa Francesca. Can he balance his desire for revenge with his growing feelings for Francesca?

Tori and Lokita is a heart-stopping thriller that follows the story of two illegal African immigrants in Belgium. Tori and Lokita pose as brother and sister in order to obtain legal papers for Lokita. They get involved in shady drug work and use the money to support their family. Lokita is denied papers and is ordered to take a DNA test to prove her relationship with Tori. In desperation, they agree to work for a drug dealer, but things take a grim turn when Lokita is locked up alone and eventually killed. Tori manages to escape and attends Lokita's funeral, delivering a heartfelt eulogy.

Strikes in Port Talbot spark a revolution – and a family of fugitives go on the run. Facing impossible choices, what would you do?

On August 10 2002, the eruption of Mount Fuji, as well as a series of large-scale earthquakes and tsunamis, inflicts tremendous damage to Japan, sending the country into a state of emergency. Furthermore, another massive earthquake hits Japan on August 15, splitting the country into two.

A Syrian migrant working as a crane operator in Beirut volunteers to cover a shift on one of the most dangerous cranes, where he is able to find his freedom.

The Cloud-Capped Star is an epic drama that revolves around a poverty-stricken family in Calcutta during the partition of Bengal. It tells the story of a young woman who faces numerous challenges and sacrifices herself for her family's survival. With themes of unrequited love, betrayal, and the struggles of refugees, this movie explores the despair and hardships of life in Calcutta.

A Marine plans to attack a small-town American mosque but encounters the people he intends to kill.

A prominent Czech journalist Saša Uhlová leaves her family and joins “cheap labour force” in Western Europe. Undercover, she works at an asparagus farm in Germany, tries her hand as a maid at a hotel in Ireland and takes care of the elderly in France. She experiences first-hand the struggles of Eastern European low-wage workers whose sacrifice and hard work allow for the Western society’s comfort. What is the real price that Europe pays for exploiting its own citizens? How do the lives of economic migrants, who have been forced to leave their children and elderly parents, look like? And why are privileged Europeans looking the other way?

In the 17th century, a group of pirates find themselves stranded on a penal colony after their ship is destroyed. As they struggle to survive, they must confront their fears and rivalries. The pirates face treacherous battles and a fight for their lives in order to escape the deadly river.

On Our Doorstep delves deep into an aspect of the refugee crisis that rarely reached the press. With NGOs being blocked by red tape and the absence of any positive action by French or British authorities, the film is a behind-the-scenes look at the unprecedented grassroots movement that rose to aid the refugees in Calais, and the community that sprang up there, before it was forcefully demolished. This is the story of what happens when young and inexperienced citizens are forced to devise systems and structures to support 10,000 refugees; and are left unguided to face the moral and emotional conflicts, blurred lines and frequent grey areas of giving aid to vulnerable people. People who do not want to be there. It questions whether the aims of the volunteers were met, and whether these aims ultimately served the refugees' needs.

The Hunger: The Story of the Irish Famine is a documentary that explores the devastating events of the Irish famine in the 1840s. It delves into the causes and consequences of the famine, including the mismanagement of resources and the mass death that occurred. The documentary also highlights the humanitarian crisis and the impact it had on Ireland and its people. Through powerful storytelling and historical accounts, The Hunger sheds light on one of Ireland's darkest periods.

A Hong Kong mobster's sister is working with authorities on their investigation into her own brother's plot to assassinate the Queen.

Here in Toronto, four young Somali refugees are finishing high school. What did they bring with them? What did they find in Canada? Their testimonies, about us and about themselves, interspersed with newsreel footage and sequences of a theatrical creation in which they put all their soul, make them immediately endearing and overturn many prejudices held against refugees. A film that makes you want to get to know them better.

A family with five children flees the war raging in their home village on the Russian border. They end up in Mshanets, a farming village on the other side of the country, remote and unknown. Here the family starts building a new home. At the same time, two documentary makers come to the village, looking for a story. In the Lymar family they find the ideal characters for their film. But one day, when the renovation of their house is almost finished, the family disappears. The filmmakers go in search of their characters and along the way they try to find an answer to the question: what does a person need to feel at home?

In a small town, a mysterious stranger named Kensho arrives and starts to bring awakening and change to the residents. As the townspeople struggle with their own personal issues, they are forced to confront their fears and desires. Kensho acts as a catalyst, pushing them towards self-discovery and healing. Through his interactions with the residents, Kensho teaches them valuable life lessons and helps them find happiness and fulfillment.