Flee

Jun 17, 2021

1h 29m

★ 7.7

Sometimes it takes years to start living your life

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Animation

Production Companies

Final Cut for Real

Sun Creature

Vivement lundi !

MostFilm

Mer Film

ARTE France Cinéma

VPRO

Vice Studios

RYOT Films

Left Handed Films

Flee Trailers

Cast

Self (voice)

Amin Nawabi

Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)

Daniel Karimyar

Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)

Fardin Mijdzadeh

Saif (8 years old) (voice)

Milad Eskandari

Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)

Belal Faiz

Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)

Elaha Faiz

Fahima (28 years old) (voice)

Zahra Mehrwarz

Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)

Sadia Faiz

Human Trafficker (voice)

Georg Jagunov

Policeman / Trafficker (voice)

Rashid Aitouganov

Boy in Truck (voice)

Navid Nazir

Son of Old Lady (voice)

Hafiz Højmark

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