Flee

Nominated for 3 Academy Awards: International Feature, Documentary Feature and Animated Feature - making history as the first film to be nominated across all three

PRIVILEGE MEMBER SCREENING: Friday February 11, 6.40pm. Privilege members see it first! $13 for members! Be among the first to see the acclaimed animated documentary, and festival darling, FLEE! Director, Jonas Pohen Rasmussen’s close friend and high-school classmate, Amin, recounts his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. A striking blend of animation, intimate interview, 80s music and archive footage. Tickets on sale now!

A rare event in that it is likely to be a favourite during awards season in the animated feature, feature documentary and international feature categories, Jonas Poher Rasmussen's FLEE is an incredibly moving account of one man's life experiences on the eve of his marriage. Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner 2021.

FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for twenty years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself. Recounted through animation, Amin tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.

Various foreign languages, English subtitles.
Rating M
Genre Documentary
Running Time 93
Language
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