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Flee
Flee
Directed by
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen, Charlotte de La Gournerie, and Monica Hellstrøm
Written by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Amin
Produced by Signe Byrge Sørensen, Charlotte de La Gournerie, and Monica Hellstrøm
Written by Jonas Poher Rasmussen and Amin
With:
the voices of Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari, Belal Faiz, Elaha Faiz, Zahra Mehrwarz, Sadia Faiz, Georg Jagunov, Rashid Aitouganov, and Navid Nazir
Editing:
Janus Billeskov Jansen
Music: Uno Helmersson
Music: Uno Helmersson
Runtime:
90 min
Release Date: 17 June 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 17 June 2021
Aspect Ratio: 2.35 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Moving, multi-layered story of an Afghan refugee opening up and sharing the painful secrets he's kept secret for 20 years is told with bland, staccato animation that flattens out and dulls the story's emotional breadth. I know it's on me that I have a hard time being moved by documentaries that rely on animation, but there are so many great docs that tell these important refugee stories where you are really with the people (even when they must remain unrecognizable): Midnight Traveler, Welcome to Chechnya, and Lifeboat to list just three from the previous year.