Flee

Amin Nawabi, a 36-year-old high-achieving academic, grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, the story of his journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan. This traumatic past threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. He recounts his dramatic journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan to Denmark. 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.

Flee is a powerful and moving documentary which utilizes beautiful animation to tell Amin’s story. The film was created from conversations between Amin and his childhood friend and director Jonas Poher Rasmussen. The audience is given the opportunity to be a fly on the wall as he confide in his friend for the first time.