This Is Home: A Refugee Story fingerprintBig heart, strong craft, no humor.
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Serious throughout
Everyday modern life, society, and family
Standout performances and characters
Functional look and sound
Calm and low-key
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
This Is Home: A Refugee Story is calm and low-intensity. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Deeply moving and cathartic
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's deeply moving, cathartic, and melancholic. Much of it is about family.
Everyday modern life, society, and family
Its world is built around everyday modern life, society, and family.
Standout performances and characters
The performances and characters stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Four Syrian families struggling to find their way in America.
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This Is Home: A Refugee Story is included with a subscription to OVID in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads and Amazon MX Player. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Apple TV Store. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 75%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
1 h 31 min
This Is Home: A Refugee Story runs 1 h 31 min.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 72 out of 100, so both groups see This Is Home: A Refugee Story much the same way.
It was made in Arabic, with some English. Produced in United States.
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