Mr Rasmussen and Amin have been friends for 25 years after meeting on a bus in Denmark as teenagers, which gives the film a candid and intimate quality. The film begins on the eve of his wedding to his Danish partner, Kasper. He left Kabul with his mother and siblings as a child and made a perilous journey across countries and continents before settling in Europe. It follows Amin (a pseudonym), an Afghan refugee, as he reflects on the experience of escaping danger. “Flee”, Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s arresting documentary, weaves together animation, archive footage and personal testimony. A man looks straight ahead, braced to recall his traumatic odyssey. “Close your eyes and take a deep breath and relax completely.” Now the animation style switches to something more colourful, rich and realistic. A voice asks: “What does the word ‘home’ mean to you?” Softly, another responds: “Home…it’s someplace safe.” There is a pause, then the first voice speaks again. The perspective changes to reveal a mother pulling her child along as buildings collapse around them. T he simple black-and-white animation shows a pair of legs running, soon joined by others.

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