Flee
Movies
89 min
2021
Amin reflects on his history as an Afghan child refugee as he grapples with a secret he has kept concealed for 20 years. A riveting documentary told through a combination of animation and historical video depicts the story of a gay Afghan survivor and his need to confront his past in order to have a true future. Amin came to Denmark from Afghanistan as an unaccompanied teenager. He is now 36 years old, a successful professor, and engaged to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has kept for nearly two decades threatens to destroy the life he has created for himself. He's telling his story to a close buddy for the first time. FLEE creates an exquisite tapestry of images and memories to convey the deeply moving and unique narrative of a young man fighting with his tragic background in order to rediscover his true self and the meaning of home.
Additional Info
Duration89 min
IMDB7.9
Release2021-5-17
ProductionSVT, Vice Films, ARTE, Centre National de la Cinématographie, Det Danske Filminstitut, Danmarks Radio (DR), Cinephil, Norsk Filminstitutt, Svenska Filminstitutet, Neon, Movistar+, Pictanovo, La Procirep-Angoa, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Den Vestdanske Filmpulje, RYOT Films, Copenhagen Film Fund, Région Bretagne, The Fritt Ord Foundation, Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO), Mer Film, Final Cut for Real, MostFilms, i Wonder Pictures, MEDIA Creative Europe, Left Handed Films
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