Flee15

Directed by Jonas Poher Rasmussen | Denmark | 2021 | 1h 29m | Danish & Dari w/ English subtitles | Starring Amin Nawabi, Daniel Karimyar, Fardin Mijdzadeh, Milad Eskandari

After years of keeping his past a secret, Amin Nawabi recounts the extraordinary true story of how he fled Afghanistan when he was a child. Depicting one refugee’s experience through vivid and immersive animation, this outstanding documentary presents a moving memoir of struggle and self-discovery. Nominated for three Academy Awards (including Best Documentary) and two BAFTAs.

Reviews

‘It’s an ingenious way to tell a story that’s both extraordinary and commonplace: only with the teller’s anonymity tactfully preserved can the tale itself be hauled fully into the light.’
★★★★★
Robbie Collin, The Telegraph

‘Flee is a remarkably humanising and complex film, expanding and expounding the kind of story that’s too easily simplified.’
★★★★★
Benjamin Lee, The Guardian

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We showed Flee between March 4, 2022 and March 17, 2022.

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Today (Sunday 29th March)

16:30

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19:45

The President's Cake 12A
1h 45m | Arabic w/ English subtitles
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Tomorrow (Monday 30th March)

18:00

My Night at Maud's PG
1h 50m | French w/ English subtitles
A devout Catholic engineer’s orderly life is unsettled by an intimate, chance encounter with Maud, a confident divorcée. As philosophy, desire, and morality collide, Jean-Louis Trintignant shines in Éric Rohmer’s most celebrated Six Moral Tales film.

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20:30

Sirāt 15
1h 54m | Spanish, French & Arabic w/ English subtitles
Oliver Laxe’s intense, hallucinatory road movie follows a father and son through Morocco as they try to find a missing relative at various sprawling, illegal raves. Winner of the Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 2025.

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