Emigrant Movies

A documentary on the late American entertainer Dean Reed, who became a huge star in East Germany after settling there in 1973.

Young and active nationalist Aleksander Kesküla makes up his mind to use Lenin, the Bolsheviks' leader, in order to start a revolution in Russia...

The struggle to survive, for a generation, torn between wanting to leave its country, yet bound by blood to home.

A young man flees to the United States searching for the American dream.

On the one hand, there’s the desert eating away at the land. The endless dry season, the lack of water. On the other there’s the threat...

One night, the phone rings in a traditional Portuguese snack bar from the country side. The Spanish Civil Guard is looking for Kunta. He isn't there...

A short, cautionary tale of emigrating to America.

Dramatic story of a returnee from Argentina who tries to find answers to the unfortunate events from the past.

In 1970, Tahar, a young Tunisian, travels to France for the first time to help his older brother, who is wrongly accused of murder and incarcerated...

Not just another documentary on the French resistance movement, this film focuses on one particular group of underground fighters in France: those...

An emigrant returning after many years, is killed while trying to clear his name of treason. Investigation produces several skeletons.

A returnee from Australia causes uproar in his native village when he announces he's looking for bride.

John Rowe Moyle walked the 22 miles from Alpine, Utah to Salt Lake City to fulfill his calling.

Encouraged by the stories of guest workers who pay visit to their homeland, a young man Filip finds himself on a central station in Frankfurt on the...

Documents the highlights of a concert version of the musical written by former ABBA members Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, performed in...

"The Last One Put Out the Light" - The Berlin construction workers Micha, Silvio and Norbert are out of work. The way out spells - Norway. Because...

A young pair from Stuttgart fly to Shanghai to hop aboard the textile business of his father while she prepares for the birth of their son. A story...

A story about life adversities of an old emigrant who returns from America to his native village.

Indira, a Cuban immigrant, succeds to flee to United States, but her emigration has consequences inflicted to her family. In Sanata Claram in Cuba,...

A silent amateur comedy about a Lebanese immigrant who returns home after trying his luck in the United States of America.