5 Popular Refugee Movies to Catch on Netflix

As World Refugee Day is approaching, we must explore the real world and how refugees live. As a normal individual who lives a simple life with all the amenities and security, we can never understand the lives of the people who are forced to leave their homeland because of conflict or violence. But we can witness their lives and their stories through movies. And watching movies nowadays is so simple; we just need a subscription. Today we are here with five popular refugee movies that you can watch on Netflix.

The 5 Best Refugee Movies to Watch on Netflix

1)The Swimmers

The Swimmers is a must-watch refugee movie. The movie is directed and written by Sally El Hosaini. The Swimmers was released on November 23, 2022. The films highlight the real-life story of two sisters named Usra and Sara, who left their homeland of Syria and were searching for a safe place to live. The movie portrays their difficult journey to seek asylum in Germany and to compete in the Rio Olympic Games.

https://www.netflix.com/tudum/the-swimmers

2)His House

His house is one of the best refugee movies. Refugee is directed and written by Remi Weekes. The movie was released on October 30, 2020. The plot of the story focuses on the lives of a refugee couple who escaped their homeland, South Sudan, to live a safe and peaceful life. But the story shows how to struggle to settle in a new place when there is evil lurking beneath.

https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81231197

3)Torbaaz

Torbaaz is a thrilling refugee movie. The movie is directed and written by Girish Malik. Torbaaz was released on December 11, 2020. The movie highlights the life of a man who has witnessed tragedy in his childhood, and now he is leading a group of children from a refugee camp and transforming their lives through the game of cricket.

https://www.netflix.com/in/title/81264422?source=35

4) First, they killed my father.

First, they killed My Father is a biographical thriller refugee movie directed by Angelina Jolie and written by Loung Ung. The movie was released on September 15, 2017. The story of the movie revolves around a middle-class Cambodian family who splits to survive the invasion of the Khmer Rouge. The movie portrays how refugee people face various problems and have to fight for their survival.

https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80067522?source=35

5) Beasts of No Nation

Beasts of No Nation is a must-watch refugee movie. The movie is directed and written by Cary Joji Fukunaga. Beasts of No Nation was released on October 16, 2015. This refugee movie follows the life of a Nigerian boy, Agu, who lives in a buffer zone in areas protected by the United Nations. But soon the area was converted into a conflict-prone area with the invasion of the local government. The story highlights how the child transformed into a perpetrator of war.

https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80044545?source=35

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