Review of Flee (2021) by All_Buttru4 — 19 Aug 2022

"This is a film which simply wouldn’t have worked in any medium but animation: in an hour and a half we come to know Amin intimately without actually setting eyes on him at all. 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.".

Flee is a stunning achievement in film that manages to be not only a moving documtary but a step forward in storytelling. It's use of straight forward yet evocative animation and anonymity create a dizzying intimacy with the story ,one that stays with you long after it ends. Truly groundbreaking media that succeeds not only through it's humanity but through showing a world most of us couldn't imagine, one where lives end in seconds and families lose touch. I truly loved this movie despite perhaps never really ever going to commit to rewatching it.