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Flee

Flee

Sometimes it takes years to start living your life

20217.71h 29m

Overview

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.

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Written by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Eskil Vogt, Rasmus Heisterberg
Produced by Charlotte de la Gournerie, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Monica Hellström
Box OfficeBudget: $3.4MRevenue: $712K

Top Cast

A

Amin Nawabi

Self (voice)

D

Daniel Karimyar

Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)

F

Fardin Mijdzadeh

Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)

M

Milad Eskandari

Saif (8 years old) (voice)

Belal Faiz

Belal Faiz

Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)

E

Elaha Faiz

Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)

Z

Zahra Mehrwarz

Fahima (28 years old) (voice)

S

Sadia Faiz

Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)

G

Georg Jagunov

Human Trafficker (voice)

Rashid Aitouganov

Rashid Aitouganov

Policeman / Trafficker (voice)

Themes & Keywords

refugeetraumaafghanistantherapywar traumamemorieswar refugeesgay themeanimated documentary

About Flee

Flee is a documentary, animation film released in 2021 exploring themes of refugee, trauma, afghanistan, therapy, war trauma, memories. Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, it stars Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh. 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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