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Jun 17, 2021 · Flee: Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. With Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz. FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
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- Documentary, Animation, Biography
- Jonas Poher Rasmussen
- 2021-06-17
Dec 3, 2021 · As a teen growing up in Copenhagen, Denmark, Rasmussen became friends with a similarly aged Afghan refugee named Amin. Amin had fled Afghanistan after the Mujahideen grew more powerful during the First Afghan Civil War of the 1980s and 1990s, and arrived in Copenhagen alone.
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.
Dec 2, 2021 · In Flee, one Afghan refugee’s story comes to vibrant, animated life. It’s one of 2021’s best films. by Alissa Wilkinson. Dec 2, 2021, 5:00 AM PST. Flee is an extraordinary documentary that ...
Flee (Danish: Flugt) is a 2021 independent adult animated documentary film directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. An international co-production with Denmark, France, Norway, and Sweden, it follows the story of a man under the alias Amin Nawabi, who shares his hidden past of fleeing his home country of Afghanistan to Denmark for the first time.
Jan 29, 2021 · Jan 28, 2021 8:40pm PT. ‘Flee’ Review: Doc Explores the Layers of Truth in Afghan Refugee’s Survival Story. Animation proves an ideal medium by which to both mask and reveal the identity of a gay...
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Dec 2, 2021 · That’s the question that hovers over “Flee,” Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s piercing animated documentary about a high school friend of his who emigrated from Afghanistan to Denmark as a teenager.
