Pako (2021)
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- PG-13
- 1h 29min
- Documentary, Animation
- 17 Jun 2021 (Denmark)
- Movie
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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Awards:
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 96 wins & 144 nominations.
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Cast
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Daniel Karimyar | ... |
Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)
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Fardin Mijdzadeh | ... |
Amin (15-18 years old) / Angry Man / Refugee (voice)
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Milad Eskandari | ... |
Saif (8 years old) (voice)
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Belal Faiz | ... |
Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)
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Elaha Faiz | ... |
Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)
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Zahra Mehrwarz | ... |
Fahima (28 years old) (voice)
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Sadia Faiz | ... |
Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)
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| Rashid Aitouganov | ... |
Human Trafficker 2 / Police Chief (voice)
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Georg Jagunov | ... |
Human Trafficker / Police Officer 3 (voice)
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Navid Nazir | ... |
Boy in Truck (voice)
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Hafiz Højmark | ... |
Son of Old Lady (voice)
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Denis Rivin | ... |
Policeman 1 / Flight Steward (voice)
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Vadim Nedaskovskij | ... |
Policeman 2 (voice)
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Viktor Melnikov | ... |
Russian TV Dubber (voice)
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Mikhail Belinson | ... |
Human Trafficker (voice)
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Ditte Graa Wulff | ... |
Red Cross Lady (voice)
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Bo Asdal Andersen | ... |
Policeman (voice)
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The Dungeon Master | ... |
Rude Dane (voice)
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Behrouz Bigdeli | ... |
Translator (voice)
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Christian Torp Carlsen | ... |
Real Estate Agent (voice)
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Gustaf Georg Lindström | ... |
Swedish Bartender (voice)
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| Tormod Ringnes | ... |
Norwegian Cruise Captain (voice)
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Susanna Azevedo | ... |
Mexican Soap Opera Woman (voice)
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Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda | ... |
Mexican Soap Opera Man (voice)
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| Peter Jennings | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Mohammad Najibullah | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Directed by
| Jonas Poher Rasmussen | ||
Written by
| Jonas Poher Rasmussen | ... | (written by) & |
| Amin Nawabi | ... | (written by) (as Amin) |
Produced by
| Riz Ahmed | ... | executive producer |
| Suroosh Alvi | ... | associate producer |
| Callie Barlow | ... | associate producer: Ryot Films |
| Joslyn Barnes | ... | consulting producer |
| Anders Bruus | ... | commissioning editor: DR |
| Anne Charbonnel | ... | co-producer: Arte France |
| Heidi Elise Christensen | ... | associate producer: Final Cut for Real |
| Nikolaj Coster-Waldau | ... | executive producer |
| Mathieu Courtois | ... | co-producer: Vivement Lundi! |
| Charlotte de La Gournerie | ... | producer |
| Maria Ekerhovd | ... | co-producer: Mer Film |
| Natalie Farrey | ... | executive producer: Vice Studios |
| Danny Gabai | ... | executive producer: Vice Studios |
| Thomas Gammeltoft | ... | co-producer: Copenhagen Film Fund |
| Jannat Gargi | ... | executive producer: Vice Studios |
| Monica Hellstrøm | ... | producer |
| Matt Ippolito | ... | executive producer: Ryot Films |
| Philippa Kowarsky | ... | executive producer: Cinephil |
| Anne Köhncke | ... | associate producer: Final Cut for Real |
| Jean-François Le Corre | ... | co-producer: Vivement Lundi! |
| Lillian Løvseth | ... | assistant producer |
| Elle Malan | ... | associate producer: Vice Studios |
| Casey Meurer | ... | associate producer: Vice Studios |
| Ragna Nordhus Midtgard | ... | associate producer: Mer Film |
| Charlotte Most | ... | co-producer: Mostfilm |
| Tanguy Olivier | ... | additional line producer: Sun Creature |
| Hayley Pappas | ... | executive producer: Ryot Films |
| Elisa Fernanda Pirir | ... | associate producer: Mer Film (as Elisa Pirir) |
| Charlotte Sanchez | ... | line producer |
| Smiley Stevens | ... | associate producer: Ryot Films |
| Alex Szalat | ... | co-producer: Arte France |
| Signe Byrge Sørensen | ... | producer |
| Barbara Truyen | ... | co-producer: VPRO |
Music by
| Uno Helmersson | ||
Editing by
| Janus Billeskov Jansen | ||
Editorial Department
| Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda | ... | additional editor |
| Nanna Maria Ingemann | ... | additional editor (as Nanna Maria Ingemann Mortensen) |
| Henrik Langergaard Jepsen | ... | additional editor |
| Per Risager | ... | additional editor |
| Francesc Sitges-Sardà | ... | post producer |
| Anders Skov | ... | additional editor |
| Hakan Strandhag | ... | post production coordinator |
| Frederik Troels-Smith | ... | additional editor |
| Waltteri Vanhanen | ... | assistant editor |
| Sirid Garff Vejrum | ... | additional editor (as Sirid Garff) |
Art Direction by
| Jess Nicholls | ||
Production Management
| Thomas Fenger | ... | production manager: Sun Creature |
| Danai Katopodi | ... | production manager: Sun Creature |
| Maria Kristensen | ... | production manager: Final Cut for Real |
| Esther Nissen | ... | production manager: Final Cut for Real |
| Maja Riis | ... | production manager: Final Cut for Real |
Art Department
| Rune F.B. Hansen | ... | colour background artist |
| Martin Hultman | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Edward Björner | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Matias Frøystad | ... | sound editor |
| Alberto Hernandez | ... | adr mixer |
| Thomas Huus | ... | dialogue recordist |
| Jens Johansson | ... | dialogue editor |
| Fredrik Jonsäter | ... | sound designer |
| Johan Rasmus Pram | ... | sound editor (as Johan Pram) |
| Tormod Ringnes | ... | re-recording mixer / sound mixer |
| Rune van Deurs | ... | foley artist |
| Bengt Öberg | ... | foley artist |
| Greg Francis | ... | adr assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Theo Boubounelle | ... | fx animator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mauricio Gonzalez-Aranda | ... | camera operator |
Animation Department
| Johanna Bessiere | ... | compositing artist |
| Angel Binard | ... | light mask animation |
| Maëlle Bossard | ... | color background artist |
| Joanna Boyle | ... | clean-up artist |
| Stine Marie Buhl | ... | additional animation supervisor |
| Véronique Canezza | ... | lead character color / lead color background |
| Denis Chapon | ... | clean-up artist |
| Vincent Chassé | ... | layout background artist |
| Cyrille Chauvin | ... | layout posing artist |
| Quentin Chevrel | ... | compositing artist |
| Heidi Holmeå Christiansen | ... | clean-up artist |
| Leïla Courtillon | ... | lead layout background: concept art |
| Gilles Cuvelier | ... | lead animator: memories |
| Gaëlle Diot | ... | color background artist / layout background artist |
| Rodolphe Dubreuil | ... | compositing artist |
| Coline Durtschi-Guillemot | ... | color animator / light mask animation |
| Morgane Esnault | ... | compositing artist |
| Denis Fleurion | ... | color animator |
| Raphaëlle Foret | ... | color background artist (as Raphaële Forét) |
| Amandine Gallerand | ... | color background artist |
| Cécilia Gin | ... | color background artist / compositing artist / layout background artist |
| Michael Helmuth Hansen | ... | layout posing artist |
| Rune Faurholt Bjerre Hansen | ... | color background artist |
| Zoé Harley | ... | lead color animation |
| Ilan Wexiø Hatukah | ... | layout posing artist |
| Mette Ilene Holmriis | ... | clean-up artist / layout posing artist |
| Karsten Hoop | ... | clean-up artist (as Karsten Kjærulf-Hoop) |
| Mads Juul | ... | storyboard artist |
| Pernille Kjær | ... | clean-up artist / layout posing artist |
| Andreas Severin Kristensen | ... | compositor: RnD |
| Kenneth Ladekjær | ... | animation director / character designer / lead storyboard artist |
| Julien Leconte | ... | layout background artist |
| Gabrielle Locre | ... | compositing artist |
| Sylvain Lorent | ... | lead compositor |
| Benjamin Marsaud | ... | storyboard artist (as Ben Marsaud) |
| Julia Martinez | ... | color animator / light mask animation |
| Tristan Menard | ... | colorscript artist (as Tristan Ménard) |
| Sarah Nielsen | ... | clean-up artist |
| Nathan Otano | ... | layout posing artist (as Nathan Otaño) |
| Anne Birk Petersen | ... | clean-up artist |
| Thibaud Petitpas | ... | layout posing artist |
| Xavier Ramonède | ... | storyboard artist |
| Thibaut Richard | ... | compositing artist |
| Simon Rouby | ... | concept art: memories |
| Jean-Claude Rozec | ... | compositing artist |
| Pierre Rütz | ... | layout posing artist |
| Anna Sagadin | ... | clean-up artist |
| Kay Sales | ... | lead animation clean |
| Maria Sandvig | ... | clean-up artist |
| Laura Büchert Schjødt | ... | clean-up artist / layout posing artist |
| Erik C. Schmidt | ... | supervising animator (as Erik Schmidt) |
| Pedro Ivo Carvalho De Araujo Silva | ... | clean-up artist |
| Andrei Sitari | ... | layout posing artist |
| Lasse Næraa Smith | ... | compositing artist (as Lasse Smith) |
| Mikkel Sommer | ... | character designer |
| Claire Trollé | ... | color animator |
| Birk von Brockdorff | ... | layout background artist |
| Florent Vonneviale | ... | compositing artist |
| Adrian Walt | ... | compositing artist |
Casting Department
| Gro Therp | ... | casting |
Music Department
| Joakim Alfvén | ... | music assistent (as Joakim Alfwén) |
| Linus Andersson | ... | music mixer |
| Anna Dager | ... | musician: cello |
| Joaquin Garcia | ... | orchestrator |
| Andrej Gál | ... | musician: violoncello (as Andrej Gal) |
| Olavi Linna | ... | music production coordinator |
| Maja Långbacka | ... | singer |
| Juraj Madari | ... | musician |
| Igor Marsalek | ... | musician: violin 2 |
| Vladimir Martinka | ... | recording producer: string quartet |
| Adam Nowak | ... | musician: violin 1 |
| Mari Samuelsen | ... | musician: solo violin |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rasmus Heisterberg | ... | script consultant |
| Eskil Vogt | ... | script consultant |
Additional Crew
| Susanna Azevedo | ... | production assistant |
| Adriana Banta | ... | Sales Agent |
| Sia Bergmann | ... | production assistant |
| Benoit Berthe Siward | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Marie Clerc | ... | trainee |
| Anna Risgaard Dahl | ... | assistant to producer |
| Mahieu Daures | ... | trainee |
| Melissa Derennes | ... | production assistant |
| Guillaume Dousse | ... | artistic development |
| Christine Engel Snitkjaer | ... | production assistant (as Christine Snitkjaer) |
| Sidsel Filipsen | ... | production assistant |
| Cécile Guillard | ... | trainee |
| Fanny Hagdahl Sorebo | ... | trainee |
| Aoibhe Jessen | ... | production assistant |
| Edward Kurczewski | ... | trainee |
| Agathe Leroux | ... | trainee |
| Ugo Offner | ... | trainee |
| Hans Perk | ... | Translations |
| Ömer Sami | ... | production assistant |
| Nathan Santarossa | ... | production assistant |
| Jakob Schaumburg | ... | mastering and delivery |
| Emma Svendsen | ... | production assistant |
| Stine Møldrup Sørensen | ... | production assistant |
| Sara Thelle | ... | archive researcher |
Thanks
| Amin Nawabi | ... | thanks (as Amin) |
Production Companies
- Final Cut for Real
- Sun Creature Studio
- Vivement Lundi (in co-production with)
- Most Film (in co-production with)
- Mer Film (in co-production with)
- ARTE (in co-production with)
- Pictanovo (in co-production with)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (in co-production with)
- Det Danske Filminstitut (with support from)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (with support from)
- Norsk Filminstitutt (with support from)
- Nordisk Film & TV-Fond (with support from)
- Copenhagen Film Fund (with support from)
- Den Vestdanske Filmpulje (with support from)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (with support from)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (with support from)
- Région Bretagne (with support from)
- Société des Producteurs de Cinéma et de Télévision (Procirep) (with support from)
- Agence Nationale de Gestion des Oeuvres Audiovisuelles (ANGOA) (with support from)
- Danmarks Radio (DR) (with support from)
- Fritt Ord Foundation (with support from)
- Sveriges Television (SVT) (with support from)
- I Wonder Pictures (with support from)
- Movistar+ (with support from)
- Animation Workshop (with support from)
- Left Handed Films (in association with)
- RTV Slovenija (with support from)
- RYOT Films (with support from)
- Rahvusringhääling (ERR) (supported by)
- The Danish Animation Society (with support from)
- Vice Studios (in association with)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (with support from)
Distributors
- Reel Pictures (2021) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Watcha (2022) (Korea)
- Curzon Film Distributors (2022) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Haut et Court (2022) (France) (theatrical)
- Lighthouse Pictures (2022) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Periscoop Film (2022) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- StraDa Films (2022) (Greece) (theatrical)
- ARTE (2022) (Germany) (tv)
- ARTE (2022) (France) (tv)
- Another World Entertainment (2022) (Denmark) (DVD)
- Elevation Pictures (2021) (Canada)
- Films4You (2022) (Portugal)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2022) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa and Iran)
- I Wonder Pictures (2021) (Italy)
- Madman Entertainment (2021) (Australia)
- Neon (2021) (United States)
- Participant (2021) (United States)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2022) (Netherlands) (tv) (as VPRO) (NPO2)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2022) (Finland) (tv) (also Internet)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abhl (music studio)
- Edit House (mastering)
- European Collection Agency (collection agent)
- Golden Harvest Company (courtesy of: "Game of Death" poster)
- Imrsv Sound (post-production sound)
- Ja Film (color grading)
- Milan Records (soundtrack)
- Symphonica Studio Prague (music studio: strings)
- The Animation Showcase (Publicity and awards consulting)
- Uhørt (mixing)
- Upright Music (music supervisor)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
An animated documentary telling the true story about a man's need to confront his past in order to truly have a future. Amin arrived as an unaccompanied minor in Denmark from Afghanistan. Today, at 36, he is a successful academic and is getting married to his long-time boyfriend. A secret he has been hiding for over 20 years threatens to ruin the life he has built for himself. For the first time, he is sharing his story with his close friend. |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,400,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | Most of the people walking around in Istanbul airport wear traditional Arab clothes. The Turks don't wear Arab clothes. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Oscars (2022). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Take On Me See more » |
| 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.'" See more » |
| 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. See more » |