FLEE is an animated documentary telling the extraordinary true story of a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future.
FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret that he has kept hidden for 20 years. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself. Recounted mostly through animation to his close friend, director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.
98% Rotten Tomatoes
Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen / Cast: Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari / Denmark, Sweden, Norway, France, US, Spain, Italy, UK/ Danish, English, Dari, Russian, Swedish / 1h 29 mins / Documentary, Animation / Rating: PG
Watch the trailer at https://youtu.be/slFiJpAxZyQ.
“A powerfully humane and urgently told film about immigrants, refugees and the desire not just to survive, but indeed, to thrive.” - Katie Walsh, Tribune News Service
“An intimate portrait of the lasting traumas of displacement and one of the most humane films of the year.” - Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times
“The year's most inventive animated adventure mixes graphic design with documentary realism and puts hallucinatory brilliance at the service of understanding the continuing psychic damage of war. You'll never forget it.” - Peter Travers, ABC News
“Depicting the refugee experience through vivid animation, Flee pushes the boundaries of documentary filmmaking to present a moving memoir of self-discovery.” – Rotten Tomatoes
Monday Cinema is presented by Trail and District Arts Council and screens at The Royal Theatre, 1597 Bay Avenue, Trail.
All films begin at 4:00 pm.
Tickets at thebailey.ca or by calling 250-368-9669.
If tickets are available, they will go on sale 30 minutes before the screening.
As per current BC Provincial Health Orders, this event is now at 100% capacity.
Doors will open 30 minutes prior to show time.
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– Anyone 12 years-old or over must have two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccine, along with valid government issued ID (i.e. B.C. driver’s licence or BC Services Card, a Passport, or Photo ID issued by another province or territory), to enter the venue as required by the Province of BC and Interior Health.
– We will only accept the Vaccine Passport (with QR code and name) as proof of vaccination in either digital or printed format.
– Youth aged 12-18 years of age are not required to show government photo ID but are required to present proof of vaccination.
– Masks are mandatory when not actively eating or drinking.
– All the above is subject to change depending on the COVID Climate and BC Provincial Health and Interior Health Orders.
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