Flee

About Flee

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.

Flee (2021) is an animation documentary film directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Released in June 2021, it runs 89 minutes.

The film is filed under trauma, memories, refugee, and afghanistan.

Amin Nawabi stars as Self (voice), Daniel Karimyar as Amin (9-11 years old) (voice), Fardin Mijdzadeh as Amin (15-18 years old) (voice), and Milad Eskandari as Saif (8 years old) (voice). The screenplay is by Jonas Poher Rasmussen. Produced by Vice Studios.

Daniel Isn't Real, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and The Butterfly Effect make useful companions to Flee, all filed under gay theme and therapy. TMDB voters put it at 7.7 out of 10 across 417 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.