Refugee

Refugee is a 2022 drama film based on the novel of the same name by Alan Gratz. The film follows three different protagonists in separate years: Josef Landau in the 1930s trying to escape Germany after Nazis take it over, Isabel Fernandez in 1994 escaping Cuba with her family, and Mahmoud Bishara in 2015 leaving Syria after an air strike destroys his home.

Released theatrically on March 4, 2022, the film received critical acclaim, with praise for the performances of the cast, production values, story and faithfulness to the source material, and was a box office success, grossing $208 million against a budget of $50 million.