Summary
Flee tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.
In Flee, the Grand Jury Prize winner at this year’s Sundance Festival, filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen tells a poignant story of belonging and the search for identity. Amin’s life has been defined by his past and a secret he’s kept for over 20 years. Forced to leave his home country of Afghanistan as a young child with his mother and siblings, Amin now grapples with how his past will affect his future in Denmark and the life he is building with his soon-to-be husband.
Told brilliantly through the use of animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his life, opening up for the first time about his past, his trauma, the truth about his family, and his acceptance of his own sexuality.
Festivals and awards
LUX Audience Prize 2022 - Nomenee
Academy Awards, USA 2022 - Nominee: Best Documentary Feature, Best Animated Feature Film, Best International Feature Film / BAFTA Awards 2022 - Nominee: Best Documentary, Best Animated Feature Film / Golden Globes, USA 2022 - Best Motion Picture - Animated
Alliance of Women Film Journalists 2022 - Best Edited Documentary - Feature / Danish Film Awards (Robert) 2022 - Best Original Score (Årets score (musik))Uno Helmersson, Best Sound (Årets sounddesigner), Best Editing (Årets klipper), Best Documentary (Årets dokumentarfilm), European Film Awards 2021 -European Documentary, European Animated Feature Film , European University Film Award / Sundance Film Festival 2021 - Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema - Documentary, Toronto Film Critics Association Awards 2022 - Best Animated Feature... with many more awards.
