Variety
An original artistic exploration of the way that trauma impacts one's sense of self...
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Flee
Before marrying his longtime boyfriend, a man reveals his secret and devastating past in this Sundance award-winning animated documentary.
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.
Less2021Rating: M, Mature themes and coarse language89 minsDenmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, SwedenNeon
AnimatedDocumentary
- Director:
- Jonas Poher Rasmussen
- Writer:
- Jonas Poher Rasmussen
- Cast:
- Rashid Aitouganov
Flee | Awards
Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema - Documentary) at Sundance Film Festival 2021. People's Choice Award winner (Documentary, Second Runner Up) at Toronto Film Festival 2021.
Flee | Reviews
Inspired and heartfelt use of animation, from the perspective of its subject, Flee tells an incredible true story while protecting the storyteller’s identity - and strikes so profoundly it’s bound to inspire imitators.
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Slant Magazine
The film effectively immerses us in the wrenching details of Amin’s story, but it keeps us just a bit too far removed from the man himself.
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