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.
Self (voice)
Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)
Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)
Saif (8 years old) (voice)
Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)
Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)
Fahima (28 years old) (voice)
Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)
Human Trafficker (voice)
Everybody has a story that deserves to be told, and an Afghan refugee’s personal narrative of oppression and the pursuit of a better life is portrayed in “Flee.” Director Jonas Poher Rasmussen animates a discussion between himself and his anonymous friend “Amin,” a man that has had one hell of an existence. Amin recounts his dramatic story through his own words, beginning when he was a young boy in Afghanistan in the 1980s to his incredible journey that made him the man he is today. The hand-drawn animation is a poetic way to not only tell the man’s story, but to protect his identity. Amin’...
Status Released
Original LanguageDanish
Budget$3,400,000.00
Revenue $712,229.00