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Kanopy
87
8.2
/8861/
79
/206/
77
/90/
3.9
/2441/
96
/97/
94
/1228/
89
/28/

No End in Sight (2007)
Chronological look at the fiasco in Iraq, especially decisions made in the spring of 2003 - and the backgrounds of those making decisions - immediately following the overthrow of Saddam: no occupation plan, an inadequate team to run the country, insufficient troops to keep order, and three edicts from the White House announced by Bremmer when he took over.
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Kanopy
82
7.6
/6263/
76
/389/
74
/346/
4.1
/84408/
100
/62/
83
/16/

Souleymane's Story (2024)
As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane recounts his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers, but Souleymane is not ready.
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Amazon Prime Video
81
7.9
/3355/
75
/158/
68
/49/
4.0
/6454/
100
/74/
75
/10/
86
/17/

Welcome to Chechnya (2020)
This searing investigative work shadows a group of activists risking unimaginable peril to confront the ongoing anti-LGBTQ program raging in the repressive and closed Russian republic. Unfettered access and a remarkable approach to protecting anonymity exposes this under-reported atrocity–and an extraordinary group of people confronting evil.
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Criterion Channel
78
7.2
/14732/
70
/366/
69
/346/
3.8
/19666/
92
/108/
75
/30/
84
/23/

The Other Side of Hope (2017)
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
poster
76
7.2
/5801/
72
/225/
69
/116/
3.9
/19582/
93
/122/
55
/19/
83
/26/
cc age 14+

Limbo (2020)
An offbeat observation of refugees waiting to be granted asylum on a fictional remote Scottish island. It focuses on Omar, a young Syrian musician who is burdened by the weight of his grandfather’s oud, which he has carried all the way from his homeland.
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Amazon Prime Video
74
6.6
/1242/
64
/85/
60
/22/
3.5
/3440/
98
/42/
83
/7/
81
/11/
cc age 13+

Aisha (2022)
Aisha lives at a centre for asylum-seekers in Ireland in a state of ongoing uncertainty. Having fled Nigeria after a violent gang murdered members of her family, she is desperately trying to find some degree of permanency, where she and her mother can be reunited and live without fear. As she navigates the complex legal system to seek settlement in Ireland, she sparks an unlikely friendship with Conor, a new guard at the centre. A former prisoner, Conor’s life experience and calming presence resonate with Aisha, allowing for a tentative romance to begin. But the bond between the pair comes under strain as the threat of deportation looms ever larger.
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Kanopy
74
7.5
/134776/
71
/2689/
70
/1489/
3.6
/64664/
82
/235/
70
/7071/
67
/43/
cc age 16+

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Netflix
75
63
7.0
/3725/
73
/129/
66
/110/
3.5
/4241/
94
/16/
80
/19/
77
/5/
cc age 16+

And Breathe Normally (2018)
At the edge of Iceland’s Reykjanes peninsula, two women’s lives will intersect – for a brief moment – while trapped in circumstances unforeseen. Between a struggling Icelandic mother and an asylum seeker from Guinea-Bissau, a delicate bond will form as both strategize to get their lives back on track.
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Amazon Prime Video
60
5.7
/1178/
64
/91/
54
/25/
3.3
/409/
67
/36/
46
/2/
56
/6/
cc age 14+

The Flood (2019)
Wendy, a hardened immigration officer is offered a high-profile asylum case, judged on her ability to quickly and clinically reject applicants. Through her interrogation, she must uncover whether Haile is lying and has a more sinister reason for seeking asylum.
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Netflix
59
6.2
/38671/
63
/1872/
62
/819/
2.6
/53972/
70
/43/
49
/102/
57
/10/
cc age 15+

I Came By (2022)
A rebellious young graffiti artist, who targets the homes of the wealthy elite, discovers a shocking secret that leads him on a journey endangering himself and those closest to him.
poster
58
6.6
/179664/
70
/6785/
66
/2844/
3.1
/66623/
54
/69/
64
/4440/
39
/21/
cc age 16+

Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
With personal crises and age weighing in on them, Riggs and Murtaugh must contend with deadly Chinese triads trying to free their former leaders from prison and onto American soil.
poster
69
55
7.0
/3514/
71
/72/
69
/63/
3.4
/1068/
69
/13/
71
/37/
68
/4/

Brotherhood (2009)
Former Danish servicemen Lars and Jimmy are thrown together while training in a neo-Nazi group. Moving from hostility through grudging admiration to friendship and finally passion, events take a darker turn when their illicit relationship is uncovered.
poster
The Roku Channel
54
6.3
/19612/
67
/512/
63
/394/
3.0
/5049/
27
/22/
48
/174/

Red Corner (1997)
An American attorney on business in China, ends up wrongfully on trial for murder and his only key to innocence is a female defense lawyer from the country.
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Kanopy
81
44
8.3
/1142/
74
/22/
73
/9/
3.8
/693/
100
/5/
83

The Jump (2020)
In the Cold War years of the 1970s, an American patrol boat meets a Soviet ship off the east coast of the United States for talks about fishing rights in the Atlantic. In the midst of this, while Russian commanders are aboard the U.S. Coast Guard vessel where the talks are being held, a Lithuanian sailor jumps across the ten feet of icy water separating the boats. Crash-landing on the deck of the American ship, he desperately begs for asylum. Though they try, the Americans ultimately fail to provide protection and the Soviets are allowed to capture him and brutally return him to their vessel. Thus begins a stranger-than-fiction story of imprisonment, discovery, fame, and freedom. Through rare archival footage and a dramatic first-person re-enactment of that fateful day by Simas Kudirka, the would-be defector himself, this tale of one of the biggest Cold War muddles takes us on a journey of uncanny twists of fate, and the emotional sacrifices of becoming a universal symbol of freedom.
poster
70
42
6.8
/1965/
66
/53/
55
/28/
3.4
/1809/
100
/6/
67
/1/

Aurora (2019)
A carefree commitment phobic woman falls for a man with a small daughter whilst helping him to find a wife before he dies.
poster
67
37
6.3
/652/
56
/14/
55
/29/
3.4
/601/
92
/12/
60
/3/
78
/4/

A Season in France (2018)
An African high school teacher flees his war-torn country for France, where he falls in love with a Frenchwoman who offers a roof for him and his family.
poster
66
36
6.4
/836/
61
/55/
59
/43/
3.2
/640/
86
/33/

Blame Game (2019)
Martin Behrens is a Middle East expert for the German intelligence agency BND. He obtains information leading to a U.S. drone strike on a wanted terrorist in Zahiristan. A few days later, there's a terrorist attack on a restaurant – the video claiming responsibility calls it payback for the drone strike. Freelance journalist Aurice, with whom Martin was having an affair, is among the victims – she was investigating corruption at the heart of the BND. Martin soon has to realize that in a world where big corporations profit from arms deals as well as from homeland security contracts, good and evil are sometimes hard to tell apart.
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68
32
6.9
/980/
66
/20/
64
/36/
3.7
/1226/

Poetical Refugee (2001)
Like a Candide dreaming of Eldorado, Jallel lands in France, hoping to try his luck. From encounter to encounter, hostel to social welfare group, Jallel will make his way through a Paris of outcasts. Although failing to achieve his hopes, he discovers and shares in the solidarity felt by the destitute. –uniFrance
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66
28
7.1
/3133/
67
/14/
64
/15/
3.1
/560/

From Karkhe to Rhein (1993)
Young veteran Saeed, who is suffering from visual problems due to injuries sustained during the Iran-Iraq War, is sent to Germany for treatment and recuperation. Once there, he is reunited with his sister Leyla, who is now married to a German citizen. The siblings struggle to reconnect in a foreign land, while Saeed prepares himself for surgery that could change his life. A tragic exploration of the horrific repercussions of war.
poster
62
19
6.4
/1191/
67
/25/
56
/13/
3.2
/698/

The Dissidents (2017)
In Soviet-era Estonia, three young mavericks drop everything and flee to Sweden, but soon learn the free world is not all it's cracked up to be.
poster
64
15
6.5
/713/
59
/23/
64
/24/
3.3
/263/
67
/1/

Inbetween Worlds (2014)
Jesper is a soldier in the German army, who reports for a new tour of duty in Afghanistan. His unit is to protect a village from the Taliban.
poster
65
12
6.3
/312/
66
/9/
64
/5/
3.4
/797/

Don't Call Me Mama (2025)
Eva is a popular teacher who is married to the local mayor. Although he has betrayed her trust, she still plans to support his election campaign, and so she starts to volunteer at a local refugee center. Here, she grows close to eighteen-year-old refugee Amir, who charms her with his poetic talents. But the closer they get, the less control she has over the situation.
poster
60
10
6.0
/684/
58
/8/
61
/10/
3.2
/222/

East of Sweden (2018)
Three men meet on a night train on the border of Finland and Sweden. All three are concealing something, and a sudden confrontation amongst them leads to disastrous consequences, with two of them being forced to make a joint decision.
poster
?
7.5
/42/
10
/2/

To the Marriage of True Minds (2010)
Two young men have escaped persecution in Baghdad. Now separated in the United Kingdom their reunion is dependent upon the remembrance of a sonnet by Shakespeare and a paper boat.
poster
?
6.0
/85/
55
/2/
60
/1/

Seinäjoen Arabikevät (2019)
Arab asylum seekers changes the lives of many people in Seinäjoki.
poster
?
6.7
/33/
70
/1/
64
/7/

Unknown Refugee (2016)
In the autumn of 2015, Finnish-Iranian Ali Jahangiri wanted to personally experience the reality faced by refugees in Europe. Ali travelled across Europe to Finland with refugees who had landed in Greece. Unknown refugee is an authentic documentary of encounters that are not covered by the news.
poster
61
?
6.2
/159/
60
/7/

Fuck Off 2 - Images from Finland (2017)
In „Fuck Off 2“, Donner waxes sarcastic about the scourges in Finnish society by interviewing regular people. The film takes a theme of different living possibilities. Some people find happiness, others succumb to depression. Many still dream of a better life somewhere else. Donner himself undergoes cardiac surgery.
poster
?
6.6
/95/
76
/3/
70
/2/

Boiling Point (2017)
Boiling Point (original title Kiehumispiste) describes the different reactions the Finnish people had to the large immigration amounts in 2015-2016.
poster
?
6.2
/35/
20
/1/

Bella, min Bella (1996)
Bella's father died tragically, and now the teenage girl lives in close proximity to her mother, Maj. They protect each other from the outside world, so to speak, but one day the outside world knocks on their door. Maj meets a new man, and Bella becomes involved in helping a young Bosnian refugee obtain asylum. Has Maj let go of her daughter too soon? Is Bella capable of helping both herself and others?
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Kanopy
?
8.3
/12/

Hotel Splendid (2016)
The story of an African community that lives in an Italian tourist hotel turned into an emergency camp for refugees.
poster
?
7.0
/6/

Password: Fajara (2017)
Filmed with infrared cameras, this short film documents a group of refugees planning to cross to Great Britain through the Eurotunnel at night.
poster
62
?
6.1
/154/
60
/1/
60
/2/
3.4
/401/

A Happy Day (2023)
Three teenage friends stuck in a frozen, hopeless place come up with a plan to escape over the mountain to a world where their dreams can be fulfilled. But when one of them falls in love, their plan begins to unravel.
poster
?
8.6
/7/
61
/5/
30
/1/

Sanctuary (2019)
The intimate story of Khaled, a young man struggling to hold onto his humanity as he searches 10 years, across continents, for peace and freedom.
poster
?
7.8
/15/
10
/2/

Iranian, Gay & Seeking Asylum (2009)
The impact of such strict laws on homosexuality in Iran is examined through the life of asylum seeker Ramtin. Following the capture and torture of his boyfriend in Tehran, he now finds himself building a new life in Leeds. Ramtin and close friend Ali shed light on a situation ending the lives of many young men in their native country. This remarkable documentary finds Ramtin making the most of life in the U.K, playing flamenco guitar on local radio, practicing with a professional dancer and forming a support group for other gay Iranians. Yet fear of prosecution upon return to Iran, leaves Ramtin with his life in the balance as the Home Office continue to deny him citizenship.
poster
?
6.0
/22/
10
/1/
33
/3/

Levé křídlo (1984)
Featuring. Filip Renc Josef Langmiler Milena Dvorská. Director. Jirí Hanibal. Country. Czechoslovakia. Year. 1984
poster
?
5.3
/70/
70
/5/
42
/5/

Mother Prays All Day Long (2022)
Confused between German bureaucracy and questions about sexuality, Hoda, an Iranian asylum seeker in Berlin, finds herself emotionally and sexually hooked on Magdalena, who promised to grant her asylum by marrying her. Due to changes in Magdalena's private life, the decision of marrying Hoda becomes more complex for her.
poster
?
6.4
/26/
20
/1/

Black Day at Black Rock (2001)
Satirical take on the reactions of the inhabitants of an Irish village when they learn that a group of thirty asylum seekers is to be relocated to their village.
poster
?
7.5
/19/
100
/2/

Murdered by a Mob (2021)
Bijan Ebrahimi was burned to death by Lee James and his accomplice Stephen Norley, vigilantes who wrongly believed the innocent Iranian man was a paedophile
poster
?
5.4
/8/
70
/1/

Follow You Home (2021)
After 9 years apart, the two Afghan refugee brothers, Popal (21) and Darmal (18), are reunited in Denmark. But the two brothers are at very different places in their lives. Popal was granted asylum in Denmark a long time ago and he is a fighter full of dreams for the future. Darmal, on the other hand, has just arrived in Denmark, with a heavy heart and lots of insecurities about his future. When Darmal’s asylum case is rejected, the brothers’ dream of a future together shatters. With a caring pastoral couple, as his closest allies, the ever so resourceful Popal gets hold of a human rights lawyer and goes all in on keeping Darmal above water. But can reality match the brothers’ dream of a future together? And is Darmal still the same brother, he once was so close with? With sibling love as its driving force – and the pastoral couple as mediators when the brothers clash - Kathrine Ravn Kruse’s gripping film is a story about a brother’s struggle not to lose his little brother once again.
poster
?
6.3
/15/
60
/1/
40
/3/

Adam (2021)
The true story of a trans man and his remarkable struggle across genders and borders. Based on the acclaimed National Theatre of Scotland play, with Adam himself in the lead role.
poster
?
5.3
/28/
50
/1/
62
/2/

Welcome to Spain (2021)
When award-winning filmmaker Juan Antonio Moreno Amador learned that Seville's last brothel was being repurposed into a refugee reception centre, he moved in with his cameras.
poster
?
8.0
/17/

After Life - 4 Stories of Torture (2011)
Kebi, Serge, Musa, and Hector come from different parts of the world, but they have one thing in common: they have all been tortured in their home countries. Contrary to their expectations, they survived the torture and they now all live in Finland. Life goes on, but with certain limitations. The torture has had a severe impact on them.
poster
Hoopla
?
7.2
/11/
90
/1/
52
/5/

Silent Stories (2011)
Two women and two men tell their stories of exile caused by being lesbian, transgender, bisexual and gay.
poster
40
?
7.2
/185/
10
/1/
39
/10/

A Paper Wedding (1989)
A woman agrees to a marriage of convenience with a refugee.
poster
?
6.5
/50/
60
/1/
10
/2/

Alex & Ali (2014)
The story of a gay American Peace Corp volunteer who moved to Iran in 1968 and fell in love with an Iranian man. Ten years on and just prior to the revolution igniting, the American was forced to leave Iran, and his partner. The couple was reunited after 35 years in May of 2012 in Turkey.
poster
63
?
6.9
/131/
58
/6/

Nowhere Home (2012)
In 2009 the Norwegian government introduced several measures to restrict immigration. One of the measures was to provide unaccompanied asylum seeking children temporary residence permits. They should be returned to their country of origin when they turn 18. In Norway child welfare custody of their children without close caregivers. This does not apply to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children between 15 and 18 years.
poster
62
?
6.9
/288/
65
/5/
44
/8/
3.5
/263/

Those Who Feel the Fire Burning (2014)
As a group of refugees tries to enter Europe illegally by boat, a storm suddenly appears and all hell breaks loose when an old man falls overboard. His perception shifts into another dimension: a dark, hallucinatory place. Driven by a mysterious power and desperately in search of his loved ones, his soul passes by the everyday reality of many castaway refugees at the border of the alleged paradise, Europe. The old man's spirit observes people on the street being chased away like dogs, follows an illegal worker and a drug-addicted mother and slips inside crowded refugee shelters. Wandering through this limbo, the old man questions the meaning of his existence.
poster
45
?
4.7
/115/
60
/1/
30
/4/

Das Phallometer (2013)
The phallometric tests were used in the Czech Republic until recently in order to verify the homosexuality of asylum seekers, who reported homosexuality-based persecution in their home country as grounds for asylum. This short tells the story of a young guy whose sexuality will be tested through this method in a satirically way.


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