Flee
Sometimes it takes years to start living your life
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An intimate animated documentary that traces one man's journey from childhood trauma and displacement through decades of hidden identity, arriving at hard-won self-acceptance and healing.
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.
Essence
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Amin Nawabi
Self (voice)
Daniel Karimyar
Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)
Fardin Mijdzadeh
Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)
Milad Eskandari
Saif (8 years old) (voice)
Belal Faiz
Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)
Elaha Faiz
Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)
Zahra Mehrwarz
Fahima (28 years old) (voice)
Sadia Faiz
Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)
Georg Jagunov
Human Trafficker (voice)
Rashid Aitouganov
Policeman / Trafficker (voice)
Navid Nazir
Boy in Truck (voice)
Hafiz Højmark
Son of Old Lady (voice)
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