Tickets: $10
The Oscar-nominated documentary FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.
Rating:
PG-13 (Strong Language|Disturbing Images|Thematic Content)
Genre:
Documentary, Animation
Original Language:
Danish
Director:
Producer:
Natalie Farrey, Monica Hellstrøm, Signe Byrge Sørensen, Charlotte de la Gournerie
Writer:
“All but the hardest of hearts will shatter. It’s a film that ends in tears of joy.”
– Kevin Maher, Times (UK)
“Innovative, sincere, heartbreaking, harrowing and poetic in tandem, and also simply astonishing.”
– Sarah Ward, Concrete Playground