immigration family escaping rescued by uk boat 5 lives

John, a 35-year-old window cleaner, has dedicated his life to bringing up his 4-year-old son, Michael, after the child's mother left them soon after giving birth. When John is given only a few months left to live, he attempts to find a new, perfect family for Michael, determined to shield him from the terrible reality of the situation.

On the Wings of Hope depicts the 4 years of struggle for survival of 5 immigrants, one of them is a child, after the boat they were on sank while they were trying to cross to Greece from Turkey. In 2015, 5 Iraqi refugees who were escaping from ISIS attacks, were trying to reach Kos Island of Greece from Turkey’s coastal town Bodrum, even though their boat sank they managed to survive. Turkish journalist Zehra Yılmaz witnessed the disappointments, pain and hopes of these refugees for four years. Refugees who risk death for a new beginning, refugee boats sinking in the Aegean, lost lives and dreams.

The story of the rescue of a young boy who is washed out to sea in a rubber dinghy.

Volunteers from a German non-profit risk the waves of the Mediterranean to pluck refugees from sinking rafts pushing off from Libya in the middle of the night.

A young Syrian refugee living in the UK without his parents decides to build a boat and sail home to find them.

Three teenagers forced to leave their family, friends and homes behind learn to live in yet another hostile country. That country is the UK.

A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

While on a bird-watching expedition, brother and sister Gordon and Jema Ross lose the oars of their dinghy and are forced to paddle ashore with their hands. They encounter a gang who smuggle immigrants into Britain...

On this boat, hundreds of refugees attempting to cross the sea for a new life in Europe are rescued. Nestled in the heart of the Mediterranean, you'll find the Norwegian-registered cargo ship "Ocean Viking." Off the shores of Libya, it rescues refugees who brave the perilous journey in makeshift, overcrowded boats. Here, they receive vital first aid before being transported to a secure harbor.

After waiting 15 months with no answer to her application for resettlement in the United States, a smuggler’s raft offers a single Syrian mother of two her only option for escape. 8 Borders, 8 Days documents the family'ss frightening eight-day journey to safety.