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Flee
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Flee (15)
Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen
NOMINATED for three Academy Awards, this compelling documentary uses animation to push boundaries and portray the refugee experience in a vivid and unique way while asking the question: what does home mean to you?
It is explored through the extraordinary story of 36-year-old high-achieving academic Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym), who, on the verge of marrying his long-term boyfriend Casper, finally feels compelled to reveal his hidden past and the painful secret he has been keeping for the past 20 years while leading a successful life in Denmark.
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