Flee
Sometimes it takes years to start living your life
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$3400000
Revenue
$712229
Runtime
89 min
Release Date
2021-06-17
Status
Released
Original Language
Danish
Vote Count
369
Vote Average
7.776
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)
Denis Rivin
Policeman 1 (voice)
Vadim Nedaskovskij
Policeman 2 (voice)
Viktor Melnikov
Russian TV Dubber (voice)
Mikhail Belinson
Human Trafficker (voice)
Ditte Graa Wulff
Red Cross Lady (voice)
Bo Asdal Andersen
Policeman (voice)
The Dungeon Master
Rude Dane (voice)
Behrouz Bigdeli
Translator (voice)
Christian Torp Carlsen
Real Estate Agent (voice)
Gustaf Georg Lindström
Swedish Bartender (voice)
Tormod Ringnes
Norwegian Cruise Captain (voice)
Susanna Azevedo
Mexican Soap Opera Woman (voice)
Mauricio González-Aranda
Mexican Soap Opera Man (voice)
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