Flee

dir. Jonas Poher Rasmussen/Denmark, France, Sweden/2021/89 min.

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Atlantic, sala B

2023-05-15

20:30

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This animated documentary is the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time he is sharing his story with his close friend – the director. Told mostly through animation, „Flee” weaves together a stunning tapestry of images and memories to tell the deeply affecting and original story of a young man grappling with his traumatic past in order to find his true self and the meaning of home.

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projection time:

89 min.
country/year:

Denmark, France, Sweden /2021
director:

Jonas Poher Rasmussen
pictures:

Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen
production:

Monica Hellström, Signe Byrge Sørensen / Cinephil
festivals and awards:

2022 – Oscar® Nominee: Best Documentary Feauture, Best Animated Feature Film, Best International Feature Film, 2021 – MDAG: nagroda Millennium, 2021 – Sundance FF: World Cinema Grand Jury Prize

sections:

20 legendary films for MDAG's 20th anniversary!
competitions:

Warsaw Documentary Award
tags:

LGBTQ+ animation growing up migrations awarded psychology relations war