Flee

Jun 17 2021 PG-13 1h 23m

Animation, Documentary

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

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Plot

An animated documentary telling the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time, he is sharing his story with his close friend.

Written by

Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin Nawabi

Directed by

Jonas Poher Rasmussen

Cast

Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari

Crew

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Production Countries

Sweden, United States of America, Spain, Norway, Slovenia, France, Finland, Estonia, Denmark, Italy

Production Companies

Copenhagen Film Fund, VICE Media, Mer Film AS, MostFilms, La Procirep-Angoa, CNC, Pictanovo, Région Bretagne, MEDIA sub-programme of Creative Europe, Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, DR, Svenska Filminstitutet, Det Danske Filminstitut, RYOT Films, VPRO, ARTE, Final Cut for Real, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, The Fritt Ord Foundation, I Wonder Pictures, Cinephil, Left Handed Films, Neon, SVT, Movistar+