Best films of 2022 in the UK: No 4 – Flee An immensely powerful, humanising documentary about one Afghan’s escape from 1980s Kabul, made all the more thrilling and suspenseful through its animation The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022
Heartbreak High, Rings of Power, Blonde: what’s new to streaming in Australia this September Plus a starry drama about the Bali bombings, new Rick and Morty and Kenneth Branagh as Boris Johnson The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2022
Oscar winners 2022: CODA, Jane Campion, Will Smith and Jessica Chastain win big but Nicole Kidman and Kodi Smit-McPhee miss out This year's best films and performances have been named at the Academy Awards with Coda taking out Best Picture while Will Smith and Jessica Chastain also won big. Here are the winners in every category. ABC News · Mar 27, 2022
Animating conflict & refugees in "Flee" Let's hope that governments who set immigration policies heed this tale before turning away the asylum seekers Salon · Mar 23, 2022
A refugee's anonymity through animation Jonas Poher Rasmussen spoke to Salon about his Oscar-nominated documentary pushing cinematic narrative boundaries Salon · Mar 18, 2022
The star of Oscar-nominated 'Flee' gives his first interview: 'I wanted my story to be seen' Several years ago, Amin Nawabi sat for a series of interviews with friend and filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen with a caveat: in telling his story, his identity would remain private to the world, freeing him to speak openly about his harrowing experiences as a child refugee escaping war-torn Afghanistan in… Los Angeles Times · Mar 4, 2022
Oscar nominee Flee animates the true story of a child refugee's journey from Afghanistan to Denmark In Flee, a gay Afghan man retells the story of his flight from Afghanistan to safety in Denmark through a mixture of hand-drawn animation and 80s pop culture references. ABC News · Feb 16, 2022
Flee: animation is a powerful medium for documentaries about conflict and refugees The Danish animated documentary Flee directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen is a powerful feat of storytelling. So much so it has earned several awards and nominations. The Conversation · Feb 16, 2022
Flee review – an Afghan refugee confronts his past in masterly animated documentary A long, hard journey from Kabul to Copenhagen is relived in Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ultimately uplifting film – a deserving awards contender The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2022
Danish animated doc ‘Flee’ makes Oscars history with triple nominations LOS ANGELES — Filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s docudrama “Flee” made history Tuesday morning when it scored Academy Award nominations across three separate feature film categories: documentary, animated feature and international film. Los Angeles Times · Feb 8, 2022
Afghan refugee shares secret story in acclaimed film 'Flee' When filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen was 15 years old, an Afghan teenager arrived in his rural Danish village. Word got out the youngster had fled after his entire family was killed and had made the long journey to the Scandinavian country on foot. Reuters · Feb 7, 2022
Flee: inside the film about a Kabul boy who finds happiness, cats and a husband in Denmark He escaped death, fled across the Baltic, and eventually found love and a new life. Jonas Poher Rasmussen describes how he turned Amin’s often harrowing story into an uplifting, award-winning animation The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022