Jun 17, 2021
89 min
Full-HD

Flee (2021)

Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.

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Documentary Animation

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Denmark Netherlands Norway Sweden United Kingdom United States of America France

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Final Cut for Real Sun Creature Vivement lundi ! MostFilm Mer Film ARTE France Cinéma VPRO Vice Studios RYOT Films Left Handed Films

Amin Nawabi

Self (voice)

Daniel Karimyar

Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)

Fardin Mijdzadeh

Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)

Milad Eskandari

Saif (8 years old) (voice)

Belal Faiz

Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)

Elaha Faiz

Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)

Zahra Mehrwarz

Fahima (28 years old) (voice)

Sadia Faiz

Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)

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