The Little Refugee
2020, Turkish. Directed by Batin Ghobadi.
In 2015, the Syrian boy Aylan appeared dead on the beach in Bodrum, Turkey. The image shocked and alerted the world to the refugee crisis. The film imagines what would have happened to this child until the day of his death, when the boat in which he was with a family heading to Greece turned on the high seas. The story arises from a moment of magical realism, in which Aylan's spirit emerges from his body and wanders back to the world of refugees and those provoked by war, who escape to escape for a better life.
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Turkish
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- Released
- 22 October 2020
- Original title
- Küçük Mülteci
- Country
- Iran, Turkey
- Written by
- Batin Ghobadi
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The Little Refugee runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Little Refugee isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 22 October 2020. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Little Refugee?
If you liked The Little Refugee, try Kisses, Innocence, My Dinner with Hervé.
Who directed The Little Refugee?
The Little Refugee (2020) was directed by Batin Ghobadi and stars Aziz Çapkurt, Pariya Vaziri, Suat Usta.