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Pako

Original title: Flugt
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  • K-12K-12
  • 1h 29m
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7.9/10
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Pako (2021)
Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner FLEE tells the story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a painful secret he has kept hidden for 20 years, one that threatens to derail the life he has built for himself and his soon to be husband. Recounted mostly through animation to director Jonas Poher Rasmussen, he tells for the first time the story of his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan.
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FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.FLEE tells the extraordinary true story of a man, Amin, on the verge of marriage which compels him to reveal his hidden past for the first time.

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    • Jonas Poher Rasmussen
    • Jonas Poher Rasmussen
    • Amin Nawabi
  • Stars
    • Daniel Karimyar(voice)
    • Fardin Mijdzadeh(voice)
    • Milad Eskandari(voice)
    • Jonas Poher Rasmussen
    • Jonas Poher Rasmussen
    • Amin Nawabi
  • Stars
    • Daniel Karimyar(voice)
    • Fardin Mijdzadeh(voice)
    • Milad Eskandari(voice)
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    • 83User reviews
    • 173Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
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    • Nominated for 3 Oscars

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    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)
    Rashid Aitouganov
    Rashid Aitouganov
    • Human Trafficker 2
    • (voice)
    • …
    Georg Jagunov
    • Human 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)
      • Jonas Poher Rasmussen
      • Jonas Poher Rasmussen
      • Amin Nawabi
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    • Trivia
      Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau was blown away by the movie and was asked to join as an executive producer in the movie, but told that due to the limited budget he couldn't get paid. Coster-Waldau responded they didn't have to since it wasn't the reason why he agreed to do it.
    • Goofs
      Most of the people walking around in Istanbul airport wear traditional Arab clothes. The Turks don't wear Arab clothes.
    • Quotes

      Amin (9-11 years old): We have no idea what's going to happen. to us. Nobody tells us anything. The journalists come and film us. We hope something will happen, but no. They go home to make TV programmes... But nothing really happens. It's just us and the guards.

    • Crazy credits
      The beginning of the credits features the animation seen twice before of outline figures running through the streets. Then, a dedication, "Thanks to Amin, his family and all the participants," followed by a message, "From Amin: 'My heartfelt thanks go to my siblings who have sacrificed a lot in various ways so I could be where I am today. KR you mean the world to me. Lastly, I thank the love of my life who put up with four years of turbulence and for putting his dreams aside so I could pursue mine.'"
    • Connections
      Featured in The Oscars (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Take On Me
      Written by Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, and Pål Waaktaar
      Performed by a-ha

    User reviews83

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    8/10
    A Fantastic Use of Animation
    The partially animated documentary-story of a man who secretly escaped Afghanistan as a child.

    I enjoyed this film more than I thought it would, and I am so happy to find that animation can succeed in this form of storytelling. Though the animation can be quite limited at times, it is more than adept and able to communicate the raw emotion behind many of the stories, maybe even more so than it's real-life counterparts could.

    It is a film almost everyone should watch - just to see life through another person's eyes.
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    • May 25, 2022

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      • June 17, 2021 (Denmark)
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      • Sun Creature Studio
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    • 1 hour 29 minutes
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