Screen International Critics' Choice, Doc@PÖFF
The moving, first-person story of the pseudonymous Amin Nawabi, an Afghan forced to flee his homeland and the Mujahideen as a child in the 1990s, is reconstructed in this thoughtful animated hybrid from documentarian Jonas Poher Rasmussen. It considers not only the trauma experienced by Amin as a youngster but the lasting effects of that period on his current life and relationships in Denmark.
"Flee" follows on from Rasmussen’s last docufiction hybrid "Searching For Bill", joining an increasing and diverse number of such works including "Waltz With Bashir", "Tower" and "Another Day Of Life". The technique is well suited to expanding precise recollections into impressionistic, emotional areas that straightforward interviews and reconstructions cannot reach alone.
Amber Wilkinson, Screen International
Flee
Flee
MS12
Genre
Animation, Documentary, Road-movie
Director
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Run time
1h 30min
Cast
Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari
Genre
Animation, Documentary, Road-movie
Director
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Run time
1h 30min
Cast
Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari
Screen International Critics' Choice, Doc@PÖFF
The moving, first-person story of the pseudonymous Amin Nawabi, an Afghan forced to flee his homeland and the Mujahideen as a child in the 1990s, is reconstructed in this thoughtful animated hybrid from documentarian Jonas Poher Rasmussen. It considers not only the trauma experienced by Amin as a youngster but the lasting effects of that period on his current life and relationships in Denmark.
"Flee" follows on from Rasmussen’s last docufiction hybrid "Searching For Bill", joining an increasing and diverse number of such works including "Waltz With Bashir", "Tower" and "Another Day Of Life". The technique is well suited to expanding precise recollections into impressionistic, emotional areas that straightforward interviews and reconstructions cannot reach alone.
Amber Wilkinson, Screen International
The moving, first-person story of the pseudonymous Amin Nawabi, an Afghan forced to flee his homeland and the Mujahideen as a child in the 1990s, is reconstructed in this thoughtful animated hybrid from documentarian Jonas Poher Rasmussen. It considers not only the trauma experienced by Amin as a youngster but the lasting effects of that period on his current life and relationships in Denmark.
"Flee" follows on from Rasmussen’s last docufiction hybrid "Searching For Bill", joining an increasing and diverse number of such works including "Waltz With Bashir", "Tower" and "Another Day Of Life". The technique is well suited to expanding precise recollections into impressionistic, emotional areas that straightforward interviews and reconstructions cannot reach alone.
Amber Wilkinson, Screen International
Info
Rating
Under 12 Not Recommended
Production year
2021
Global distributor
Neon
Local distributor
Must Käsi 2 OÜ
In cinema
1/6/2022