Nominated for Best Documentary Feature, Oscars 2022
Directed by: Jonas Poher RASMUSSEN
Year of production: 2021
Country: USA, Denmark, France, Sweden, Norway
Length: 90 minutes
Genre: documentary, animation
Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym), a 36-year-old high-achieving academic, grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen — his close friend and high-school classmate, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan. Through heartfelt interviews between Jonas and Amin, FLEE tells an unforgettable story of self-discovery. Showing how only by confronting the past is it possible to carve out a future, and the universal truth that only when you stop fleeing from who you are can you find the true meaning of home.
Credits
Jonas Poher RASMUSSEN – Director
Jonas Poher RASMUSSEN, Amin NAWABI – Script
Jess NICHOLLS – Art Direction
Janus BILLESKOV JANSEN – Editing
Fredrik JONSÄTER – Sound
Casting
Daniel KARIMYAR
Fardin MIJDZADEH
Milad ESKANDARI
Belal FAIZ