Before marrying his longtime boyfriend, a man reveals his secret and devastating past in this Sundance award-winning animated documentary.
Amin arrived...
Before marrying his longtime boyfriend, a man reveals his secret and devastating past in this Sundance award-winning animated documentary.
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.
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Inspired and heartfelt use of animation, from the perspective of its subject, Flee tells an incredible true story while protecting the storyteller’s identity - and strikes so profoundly it’s bound to inspire imitators.
98 %198 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
88 %371 reviewsAudience score rating
"An original artistic exploration of the way that trauma impacts one's sense of self..."
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Variety
Variety"It's activism, therapy, and great cinema all at once."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"(Flee) expands the definition of documentary."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"A richly moving animation..."
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Time Out
Time Out"A remarkably humanising and complex film..."
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The Guardian
The Guardian"It's heartbreaking and moving, and hard to forget."
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Vox
Vox"Beautifully animated..."
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Chicago Reader
Chicago Reader"The film effectively immerses us in the wrenching details of Amin’s story, but it keeps us just a bit too far removed from the man himself."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"Piercing..."
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The New York Times
The New York Times"Rich, seamlessly told and emotionally affecting..."
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Associated Press
Associated Press"You'll never forget it."
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ABC
ABC"Visually sparse but emotionally vibrant..."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"One of the most humane films of the year."
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times"An absolutely brilliant use of animation."
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NPR
NPRFlee | Details
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Award winner- Grand Jury Prize (World Cinema - Documentary) at Sundance Film Festival 2021. People's Choice Award winner (Documentary, Second Runner Up) at Toronto Film Festival 2021.
- Rating
- M, Mature themes and coarse language
- Runtime
- 89
- Genre
- Documentary
- Country of origin
- Denmark, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden
