Primary school children across the UK will be shown a short film inspired by the experiences of child refugees and created in response to the war in Ukraine.

The film, entitled Home, is being released to mark the one-year anniversary of the invasion.

Save the Children teamed up with animation studio Aardman to make the film which highlights the experience of refugee children around the world as they face separation from friends and family and having to go to new schools.

The four-minute animation, which also looks at how children can welcome new refugee friends and learn about different cultures, aims to tell the stories of those who have fled Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria as well as Ukraine.

Director Peter Peake said those behind the film hope it will encourage empathy in children towards refugees.

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