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Flee

True events are recounted in an involving way in this new documentary by Jonas Poher Rasmussen.  

Flee (multilingual and fully subtitled) has the Danish auteur going on a more complex route through a kind of anonymity for his friend, Amir.  His refugee experience from prosperous, but war-torn Afghanistan to Copenhagen has a surprising urgency and vitality about it.  Likely from the adroitly crafted hand-drawn animation that ours a great deal of what consistently engages the mind and heart.  

A bookending has Amin opening up for the first time considering prevarication that have enkindled an activist streak as a gay man on the verge of marrying Kasper.  Having tolerance in the face of struggles is part of the demand during a cause.  

The generosity towards Amir begins expressively from the mid-1980s when US aided insurgents take charge as the Soviet Union retreats from Afghanistan.  

Preteen Amir finds his dad out of sight as the youngest of five kids also has a brother rejecting the military by absconding to Sweden.  He’ll be on the run, too with his mother and other siblings — first to Moscow with subsequent authoritative ill-treatment; then to Sweden aided by human traffickers.  Eventually, it’s about dealing with identity when finally arriving in Copenhagen even with remedy considered. 

A hued, tactile feel often helps to sustain a bracing experience, complementing narrative efficiency.  Filmic gratitude is exuded affectingly from the banality of daytime television in Moscow to seemingly on-going torment.  In telling it all on tape a taut alacrity as the deft toon style is well contrasted with old archival clips that underscore political tumult.  Even an illuminating visage from the characters provides more emotion in a striking description with insightful perspective often like the autobiographical milestone from Ari Folman Waltz With Bashir.

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Release Date:   December 3, 2021
Released by:   Neon
MPAA Rating:   Rated PG-13 for thematic content, disturbing images and strong language.
Director:   Jonas Poher Rasmussen
Starring:   Documentary

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