SummaryAmin Nawabi 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, he tells the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan for the first time.
Directed By:Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Written By:Jonas Poher Rasmussen, Amin Nawabi
Flee
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Universal Acclaim
91
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Generally Favorable
8.0
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Feb 11, 2022
100
This is a film which simply wouldn’t have worked in any medium but animation: in an hour and a half we come to know Amin intimately without actually setting eyes on him at all. It’s an ingenious way to tell a story that’s both extraordinary and commonplace: only with the teller’s anonymity tactfully preserved can the tale itself be hauled fully into the light.
Dec 3, 2021
100
A country can be a home, and a home can be erased, and the aching, lovely Flee trafficks in the space between belonging and wandering.
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85% Positive
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Jun 22, 2022
10
Historic win in 2022 of three Academy Awards! Best International Film. Best Documentary. Best Animated. Beyond expectations and amazing film making.
Jun 4, 2022
10
Flee is not only a very well animated movie with a sensational script, it is also one of the best surprises in terms of movies and documentaries in 2021
Dec 2, 2021
90
Less a sociological case study than a psychological portrait, the film is both probing and tactful.
Dec 1, 2021
88
Amin’s attempts to get to the West with his mother and brother are harrowing enough to give you an ulcer.
Jan 30, 2021
80
In the end, however we take Amin’s story, the film is an incredibly intimate act of sharing. The question shouldn’t be whether we can trust Amin, but whether he can trust us enough to reveal himself fully. Truth be told, we don’t need to see or know everything to respect the gift of hearing all that he’s been through.
Sep 20, 2021
63
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.
Feb 28, 2022
10
A simple yet beautifully animated and deep story **** refugee and his journey as a child. It's a worthy addition to the Documentary universe, as well as an underrated animated masterpiece. A must-see!
Jan 21, 2022
10
An excellent made, very moving documentary, everyone should see it and learn from it.
An increible achievement for documentary and animation
Dec 30, 2021
10
Whatta good film, whatta touching film, its better yhos film win best animated film in oscars.
Jul 11, 2022
5
Even as a gay man who empathizes with the plight of the main character, I find that this film, as sensitive as it is, is grossly overrated. I have read the overwhelming praise of the animation which I don't understand; it is basic, jerky, without the extra frames to make the action flow. But worse are the expressionless characters, who seem to be in shock for the entire length of the film. There is no complexity of emotion, and when the off-screen narration of the main character claims "he couldn't stop crying," there is no visual evidence. When you rely on off-screen narration to fill in the gaps, despite the fact that the actual people who lived through this nightmare are used, but don't have the ability to emote, you are making excuses for the oversight. The live action news footage, shown boxed like home movies, is hardly adequate. A movie that relies on what it can tell you instead of show you is not a good movie. Film is a visual medium (duh) and this film fails miserably. what a missed opportunity!
Jan 20, 2022
0
garbage leftist **** destroyed afghanistan and now they make woke garbage about them.
Production Company:
- Final Cut for Real
- Sun Creature Studio
- Vivement Lundi
- Most Film
- Mer Film
- ARTE
- Pictanovo
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO)
- Det Danske Filminstitut
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
- Norsk Filminstitutt
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond
- Copenhagen Film Fund
- Den Vestdanske Filmpulje
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
- Région Bretagne
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep)
- Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA)
- Danmarks Radio (DR)
- Fritt Ord Foundation
- Sveriges Television (SVT)
- Movistar Plus+
- Animation Workshop
- Eesti Rahvusringhääling (ERR)
- Left Handed Films
- RTV Slovenija
- RYOT Films
- The Danish Animation Society
- Vice Studios
- Yleisradio (YLE)
Release Date:Dec 3, 2021
Duration:1 h 29 m
Rating:PG-13
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 3 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
CinEuphoria Awards
• 2 Wins & 9 Nominations
