If there's one Academy Award-nominated movie that you should really see this year, it's Jonas Poher Rasmussen's "Flugt" ("Flee" in English). This animated documentary focuses on a man who spent his childhood first in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan, and then in post-Soviet Russia, before eventually making his way to Denmark and coming out as gay to his family.
The documentary uses different types of animation to get its point across, while also incorporating live-action footage (i.e., Peter Jennings reporting on the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan). These topics have become all the more important now that the Taliban has seized power in Afghanistan again, and Russia has invaded Ukraine.
Anyway, Amin's story is one of the most fascinating that I've ever heard (also one of the most gut-wrenching). It's not a movie that you'll forget any time soon.
The documentary uses different types of animation to get its point across, while also incorporating live-action footage (i.e., Peter Jennings reporting on the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan). These topics have become all the more important now that the Taliban has seized power in Afghanistan again, and Russia has invaded Ukraine.
Anyway, Amin's story is one of the most fascinating that I've ever heard (also one of the most gut-wrenching). It's not a movie that you'll forget any time soon.