Brian Jackson returns to Britain after 22 years, haunted by a friend’s death and the violence that drove him from South Africa.

But home is not what he remembers. England has changed, and so has he. The family he abandoned is fractured, his son is involved in crime, and his former wife is a stranger. Drifting between bedsits, churches, and shelters, Brian searches for a place that will let him sleep in peace.

Along the way he meets Samuel, an African refugee whose journey mirrors his own in unexpected ways. Together they confront the meaning of exile, belonging, and redemption in a world that offers neither comfort nor clarity.

Based on a true story, Refugee: The Brian Jackson Story tells the story of one man’s quiet descent through displacement and memory — a meditation on loss, survival, and the countries we carry within us.