The Story Of Refugees
by DukeEman | created - 24 Apr 2013 | updated - 08 Feb 2018 | PublicA list of humane films that deal with the plight of the refugee. What other films can we add to the list?
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1. Alamo Bay (1985)
R | 98 min | Action, Drama, Romance
A despondent Vietnam veteran in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.
Director: Louis Malle | Stars: Amy Madigan, Ed Harris, Ho Nguyen, Donald Moffat
Votes: 1,353 | Gross: $0.38M
Louis Malle harsh racial look on the Vietnamese settling into the Texas fishing town of Alamo Bay.
2. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama, Romance
A lonely widow meets a much younger Moroccan worker in a bar during a rainstorm. They fall in love, to their own surprise and to the outright shock of their families, colleagues, and drinking buddies.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Brigitte Mira, El Hedi ben Salem, Barbara Valentin, Irm Hermann
Votes: 23,822
Fassbinder way ahead of his time as he deals with racial love of a different kind.
3. Besieged (1998)
R | 93 min | Drama, Romance
While in exile in Italy, an African woman finds herself trying to get back home and free her imprisoned husband. But the only man that can help her do so is in love with her.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Thandiwe Newton, David Thewlis, Claudio Santamaria, John C. Ojwang
Votes: 5,218 | Gross: $2.03M
This is Bertolucci at his simplistic best about an African woman, Shandurai, who escapes the torment of her country and finds herself in a complicated relationship in Italy.
4. Dheepan (2015)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama
Dheepan is a Sri Lankan Tamil warrior who flees to France and ends up working as a caretaker outside Paris.
Director: Jacques Audiard | Stars: Jesuthasan Antonythasan, Kalieaswari Srinivasan, Claudine Vinasithamby, Vincent Rottiers
Votes: 16,801 | Gross: $0.25M
Escaping the war into another battle of survival...
5. Fu sheng (1996)
95 min | Comedy, Drama
An aging Hong Kong couple move to Australia with their two youngest sons. They stay with a daughter who has already begun a successful career. Meanwhile their eldest daughter lives in ... See full summary »
Director: Clara Law | Stars: Annette Shun Wah, Annie Yip, Anthony Brandon Wong, Edwin Pang
Votes: 308
The migrant experience to Australia is an eye opener with powerful images constructed to tell the tale of human lives that roam the earth in search of a place to call home.
6. Le Havre (2011)
Not Rated | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
When an African boy arrives by cargo ship in the port city of Le Havre, an aging shoe shiner takes pity on the child and welcomes him into his home.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: André Wilms, Blondin Miguel, Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Kati Outinen
Votes: 23,526 | Gross: $0.61M
Kaurismäki's small but emotional view on the refugee crises.
7. Lebewohl, Fremde (1991)
100 min | Drama, Romance
I don't know, but when I saw this beautiful in the Cannes Festival in 1991, there was French subtitles. If we can find them, it's possible to translate them in English. I search them since many years, but I have not find.
Director: Tevfik Baser | Stars: Grazyna Szapolowska, Müsfik Kenter, Gustav-Peter Wöhler, Badi Uzzaman
Votes: 40
Powerful story on the injustice of political refugees with some great images to boot.
8. Lucky Miles (2007)
Not Rated | 105 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Three mismatched blokes are stranded in the Australian desert.
Director: Michael James Rowland | Stars: Kenneth Moraleda, Rodney Afif, Srisacd Sacdpraseuth, Don Hany
Votes: 748
Refugees lost in the Aussie outback.
9. Monsieur Lazhar (2011)
PG-13 | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
At a Montréal public grade school, an Algerian immigrant is hired to replace a popular teacher who committed suicide in her classroom. While helping his students deal with their grief, his own recent loss is revealed.
Director: Philippe Falardeau | Stars: Mohamed Fellag, Sophie Nélisse, Émilien Néron, Danielle Proulx
Votes: 21,182 | Gross: $2.01M
Wonderfully told tale of an Algerian in France...
10. Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
R | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A Russian saxophonist visiting New York with a circus troupe suddenly decides to defect from the USSR during a shopping trip to a department store, but he finds adjusting to American life more difficult than he imagined.
Director: Paul Mazursky | Stars: Robin Williams, Maria Conchita Alonso, Cleavant Derricks, Alejandro Rey
Votes: 13,032 | Gross: $25.10M
Light hearted look at a political refugee...
11. Journey of Hope (1990)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama
The story of a poor Turkish family who try to emigrate illegally to Switzerland.
Director: Xavier Koller | Stars: Necmettin Çobanoglu, Nur Sürer, Emin Sivas, Erdinç Akbas
Votes: 2,246 | Gross: $0.26M
Frustrating to watch because of one man's stubbornness to leave his native country for the dream land in Switzerland and what he does to achieve that creates heartache for all those involved. Along the journey he encounters low denominating humans who take advantage of other human suffering and desperation. Powerful and tearful.
12. La spagnola (2001)
87 min | Comedy, Drama
Lola, a hot-blooded Spaniard, is deserted by her husband for a cool and calculating Aussie blonde. Lola is pregnant again but she and their daughter Lucia are left to starve while Ricardo ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Jacobs | Stars: Lola Marceli, Alice Ansara, Lourdes Bartolomé, Silvio Ofria
Votes: 477
Immigrants in an Australian refugee camp get a little steamy in this delightful romp.
13. Terraferma (2011)
R | 88 min | Drama
A Sicilian family deals with the arrival of a group of immigrants on their island.
Director: Emanuele Crialese | Stars: Filippo Pucillo, Donatella Finocchiaro, Giuseppe Fiorello, Mimmo Cuticchio
Votes: 3,211
Fine cinematic storytelling on an important topic...
14. Welcome to Canada (1989)
89 min | Drama
Newfoundlanders share their food, culture, and homes with a group of Tamil refugees found off the coast.
Director: John N. Smith | Stars: Noreen Power, Brendan Foley, Kasivisanathan Karthigasoo, Kumaraselvy Karthigasoo
Votes: 24
The welcome committee in Northern America.
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