Flee the film about an Afghan refugee hits theaters on December 3
The animated film Flee by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, about the story of an Afghan refugee, will be screened to the general public at the end of this fall, when NEON takes it to US theaters on December 3. The Danish film is produced by Final Cut for Real with animation by Sun Creature Studio.
Based on the life story of Rasmussen's childhood friend, Flee tells the story of the pseudonym "Amin Nawabi" as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years - which threatens to derail the life he has built. for herself and her future husband. Told mainly through animation, Amin tells the story of his extraordinary journey as a refugee child from Afghanistan for the first time.
Winner of the World Cinema Jury Grand Prize for documentary at Sundance, Annecy Cristal for feature films and an official selection of the Cannes Film Festival, Flee is directed by Rasmussen and produced by Monica Hellström and Signe Byrge Sørensen (Final Cut for Real); executive producer and starring Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau.
Flee is an animated documentary film co-produced internationally in 2021, directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, written by Poher Rasmussen and Amin. Follows the story of a man named Amin, who shares his hidden past for the first time, about escaping his country. Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau are executive producers.
The film had its world premiere at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 28, 2021.
Flee has received critical acclaim, with Sundance juror Kim Longinotto calling it "an instant classic" at the festival's awards ceremony. It has a 100% approval rating on the Rotten Tomatoes review aggregation website, based on 47 reviews, with a weighted average of 8,60 / 10. The consensus of the critics reads: "Representing the refugee experience through vivid animations, Flee pushes the boundaries of documentary cinema to present a moving memorial to self-discovery ". On Metacritic, the film holds a score of 91 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".
Awards
At Sundance, the film won the Grand Jury Prize in the World Cinema Documentary section. It was subsequently screened at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, where it won the award for best feature film.
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