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One In A Million Frontline Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: Filmed over the course of ten years, ONE IN A MILLION follows Israa from childhood to adulthood on an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany — and back again.

We first meet her at age 11 as she and her family are preparing to cross the sea in a dinghy, risking everything in search of safety and a better life in Europe. What unfolds is a deeply personal chronicle of surviving war, exile and heartbreak, as Israa grows up navigating adolescence, identity and belonging far from the home she was forced to leave. As Israa settles into life in Germany, new freedoms collide with traditions, testing her relationships and reshaping her sense of self.

Co-directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes, the film bears witness to the remarkable trust between filmmakers and family, following Israa and her loved ones across borders, cultures and shifting circumstances. An intimate and nuanced coming-of-age story, ONE IN A MILLION illuminates the complexities of the refugee experience while asking a universal question: what does it truly mean to call a place home?

"One in a Million" opens theatrically on Wednesday, October 21 in New York City, and expands nationwide throughout the fall.
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Transcript
00:01Do you remember the first time you saw it?
00:04I came up with my eyes from Syria
00:07When I came up with my eyes, I came up with my eyes
00:09And it's going to be very popular
00:10So I was thinking about it
00:14It's a disaster, everything
00:16In our house
00:21We're going to the end of the world
00:30Hello, my name is Morgan
00:31Thank you
00:34What are you doing, my name?
00:36The reality
00:41We're going to get married
00:47We're going to get married
00:48We don't have to return to the other side
00:54The war is not difficult
00:55It's possible to get married to the human
00:56It's possible to get married
00:58It's possible to get married
00:59We know each other
01:02We know each other
01:04It's maybe 10 years
01:07Or you know each other
01:07After that, the same person