The star of Oscar-nominated 'Flee' gives his first interview: 'I wanted my story to be seen'
by Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times
Mar 04, 2022
3 minutes
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 the 1990s.
His stories were powerful, humorous, painful and complex, and in the course of confronting the past Nawabi revealed a secret he'd held
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