‘Flee’ Director Jonas Pohen Rasmussen on the Painful Resonance of His Refugee Documentary Following the Crisis in Afghanistan
Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterDirector Jonas Pohen Rasmussen was initially reluctant to make an English-language version of “Flee,” his animated documentary about a refugee who escaped his home in Afghanistan as a child to safety in Denmark. But Rasmussen thought a star-studded voice cast could help shed an important light on struggles similar to those of the film’s central figure, Amin Nawabi (a pseudonym).A Hollywood agent suggested he connect with “Sound of Metal” star Riz Ahmed and “Game of Thrones” actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, both of whom empathized with Amin’s harrowing journey and ultimately narrated the doc, in theaters Dec.