"Flee" made Oscar history by being simultaneously nominated for Best Animated Film, Best International Film, and Best Documentary. And it really deserves to win in any if not all of those categories. This courageous, uplifting film, directed and cowritten by Jonas Poher Rasmussen, has his friend Amin tell his story about being a gay, Afghani refugee publicly for the first time.
Rasmussen, who met Amin in Denmark when they were teenagers, recounts Amin's life in Kabul in the 1980s when his father was disappeared, and his family migrated to Russia — the only country that would accept them — as warfare was getting too intense at home. "Flee" also depicts the horrors of human trafficking as Amin's family members seek passage out of Russia. The film also explores Amin's coming to terms with his sexuality as a young man, as well as his current relationship with his partner Kasper, who wants them to buy a house together.
