IMDb 4.2 2023 HD

Refuge

Refuge

2023
Action Horror War
91 min R Bulgaria
4.9 / 10
4.2 IMDB

Sergeant Rick Pedroni comes home to his wife Kate changed and dangerous after suffering an attack by a mysterious force during combat in Afghanistan.

Personnel // Cast & Crew

Director Renny Harlin
Starring
Sophie Simnett / Aston McAuley / Jason Flemyng / Shervin Alenabi / Howard Dell / Raza Jaffrey / Johanna Harlin / Velizar Binev

How Viewers Describe This Film

Common themes and sentiments

tense unsettling dramatic psychological disturbing ambiguous grim compelling atmospheric thought-provoking bleak intense

Reviews

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Chloe Davies
Mar 23, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Refuge' presents a stark, often uncomfortable, examination of the aftermath of war. Sergeant Rick Pedroni's return is overshadowed by an encounter with a 'mysterious force' that leaves him irrevocably changed and a threat to his wife, Kate. The…

O
Oliver Finch
Mar 23, 2026
2.5 / 5
2.5

The premise of 'Refuge' – a soldier returning home dangerously altered by a mysterious force – holds significant promise. Sergeant Rick Pedroni's unsettling behaviour is depicted with a certain intensity, but the narrative struggles to fully capitalise on…

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Isabelle Dubois
Mar 23, 2026
4.0 / 5
4.0

This is a film that gets under your skin. 'Refuge' doesn't just show the physical return of Sergeant Rick Pedroni from Afghanistan; it plunges into the psychological abyss that follows his encounter with an unknown entity. The performances…

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Marcus Thorne
Mar 23, 2026
3.0 / 5
3.0

'Refuge' offers a chilling look at the psychological toll of combat, presenting Sergeant Rick Pedroni as a man fundamentally broken by his experiences in Afghanistan. Aston McAuley embodies this fractured soldier, his performance a study in controlled menace.…

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Eleanor Vance
Mar 23, 2026
3.5 / 5
3.5

Sergeant Rick Pedroni's return from Afghanistan in 'Refuge' is far from a homecoming. Played with simmering intensity, the character's descent into a dangerous, altered state after a brush with a 'mysterious force' forms the unsettling core of this…

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