movie
2021 · Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, France
Flee
Tonight at a glance
- Runtime
- 89 min
- Age rating
- PG-13
- Language
- Danish
- Country
- Denmark, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, France
- Violence
- Moderate
Why tonight?
- Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
- Reviewed better than most films in the catalogue.
- In Danish — subtitles on.
The story
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.
- refugee
- trauma
- afghanistan
- therapy
- war trauma
- memories
- war refugees
- gay theme
- animated documentary
The look
A few frames, chosen rather than collected.
The bill
Amin Nawabi
Self (voice)
Daniel Karimyar
Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)
Fardin Mijdzadeh
Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)
Milad Eskandari
Saif (8 years old) (voice)
- Belal Faiz — Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)
- Elaha Faiz — Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)
- Zahra Mehrwarz — Fahima (28 years old) (voice)
- Sadia Faiz — Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)
- Georg Jagunov — Human Trafficker (voice)
- Rashid Aitouganov — Policeman / Trafficker (voice)
- Navid Nazir — Boy in Truck (voice)
- Hafiz Højmark — Son of Old Lady (voice)
- Denis Rivin — Policeman 1 (voice)
- Vadim Nedaskovskij — Policeman 2 (voice)
- Viktor Melnikov — Russian TV Dubber (voice)
- Directed
- Jonas Poher Rasmussen
- Written
- Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Production
- Rating
- 7.7 / 10 · 408 ratings
- Studio
- Final Cut for Real, Sun Creature, Vivement lundi !, MostFilm, Mer Film, ARTE France Cinéma
If this stayed with you
Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.
