‘Flee’ Review: Doc Explores the Layers of Truth in Afghan Refugee’s Survival Story

Naman Ramachandran Acclaimed Philippines actor Sharon Cuneta (“Caregiver”) will star in and executive produce the feature film adaptation of Marivi Soliven’s award-winning novel “The Mango Bride.”The novel chronicles the lives of two Filipino women — Amparo, a quiet socialite born into a wealthy family, and Beverly, a wide-eyed mail-order bride — who migrate to California and discover hidden truths as their stories meet and intertwine. It was published in 2013 in English by Penguin Random House, in Filipino by National Book Store and in Spanish by Grupo Planeta.

Loose Women star Brenda Edwards has bravely broken her silence following the devastating death of her son, Jamal.MORE: Inside Loose Women's Brenda Edwards' luxe home with daughter TanishaIt was reported on Sunday night that the 31-year-old had passed away suddenly. Now Brenda has confirmed the hearrbreaking news and spoken about the cause of his death.WATCH: Ruth Langsford reveals heartbreaking regretIn a statement shared with Good Morning Britain on Monday, Brenda shared: "It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.READ: The Repair Shop's Jay Blades shares heartbreaking personal postMORE: Loose Women's Denise Welch and Saira Khan heartbroken for Brenda Edwards after son's tragic death"Myself, his sister Tanish and the rest of his family and friends are completely devastated.

Loose Women panelist Brenda Edwards has confirmed that her 'beautiful' 31 year old son Jamal passed away 'after a sudden illness'. The 52 year old issued a statement after the devastating news that her son and SB.TV founder Jamal Edwards, who helped launch the careers of Ed Sheeran and Jessie J, died on Sunday 20 February. In a statement read out by Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain, Brenda said: "It is with the deepest heartache that I confirm that my beautiful son Jamal Edwards passed away yesterday morning after a sudden illness.

Brave Girls are set to release new music next month.Today (February 21), the quartet’s agency Brave Entertainment confirmed that the group are preparing to make their return in March. Further details on the as-yet-unnamed release are expected in the coming weeks.The Korea Herald had first reported in January that Brave Girls were working on new music, citing an industry source.

Several roads have been closed off in and around Greater Manchester as Storm Franklin continues to batter the region.

Manchester United were made to fight hard for all three points at Elland Road to move them four points clear in the race for fourth place.

As far as comebacks go, Charlotte Church seems to be the master.The Welsh singing sensation, who was propelled to fame when she was just 12 years old, had hit the big time before she’d even reached her teens. But after selling millions of records, launching her own chat show, and even breaking America, Charlotte seemed to disappear from the public eye and has been keeping a relatively low profile for the past decade. Now, aged 35, Charlotte is ready to make her well-deserved return to the spotlight.

To say Jessica Hayes didn’t have the best 2021 would be an understatement.The star endured a heartbreaking split from fiancé Dan Lawry last spring, just six months after the couple lost their second child, a little boy named Teddy, to a late miscarriage at 19 weeks. Determined to pick herself up and carry on for two-year-old son Presley, the Love Island series one winner said she decided to make a huge change in her lifestyle. “I never focused on myself, I just wasn’t living a healthy lifestyle,” the 28-year-old explains.

Emily Andrea has revealed to her exclusive OK! column readers that none of her friends guessed she was pregnant aged 24, because she was "quite young". The 32 year old NHS doctor - who welcomed her first child in 2014 - said she managed to keep her pregnancy "in the dark" from everyone, so it came as quite a surprise for many that she and Peter Andre, 48, were expecting a baby. "I think maybe no one guessed with me because I was quite young when I got pregnant with Millie, so no one was expecting it!" she shared.

Former Love Island er Jessica Hayes is looking and feeling better than ever. Following a very tough year, after losing her second son Teddy to a late miscarriage at the end of 2020 and splitting with her fiancé Dan last winter, she now has a new lifestyle and new outlook on life, and it's all thanks to her diet plan with Muscle Foods. She's lost three stone, undergone breast surgery and has dyed her hair back to her signature red.

CLC member Sorn is set to return with new solo music later this week.On February 19, the Thai-born K-pop idol announced that she would be releasing an digital single soon through a teaser image uploaded onto her social media accounts, and later followed it up with a cover art for the song.

The Subways frontman Billy Lunn has shared a statement apologising for “shitty decisions” and revealing a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) diagnosis.Taking to Twitter yesterday (February 20), Lunn shared a message to “fully disclose these last few years to you, now that I feel I’m finally on the right track”.He wrote: “You may have seen that I have been diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder, and that I’m now awaiting treatment and medication. This came about following a suicide attempt last summer (2021), after I was confronted with the fact that I was cheating on my wife whilst claiming we were separated.“This wasn’t an isolated incident,” he added.

They have a habit of trying to outdo each other with their striking fashion choices.And Megan Fox and her fiancée Machine Gun Kelly kept up the tradition on Sunday when they attended the NBA All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio.The 35-year-old Jennifer's Body star and the 31-year-old rapper-turned-rocker — who was part of the game's on-stage entertainment — led a dizzying array of stars, including singers Adele and Mary J. Blige and Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa Bryant.

Just five months after his father Willie Garson passed away, his only son Nathen Garson paid tribute to his father on what would have been his 58th birthday.Garson adopted Nathen when he was just seven years old back in 2009, with the 21-year-old honoring his father on Sunday.The Sex and the City star passed away on September 21 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Tribute:Just five months after his father Willie Garson passed away, his only son Nathen Garson paid tribute to his father on what would have been his 58th birthday Adopted:Garson adopted Nathen when he was just seven years old back in 2009, with the 21-year-old honoring his father on SundayNathen shared an undated throwback snap of him with his father, adding, 'Happy birthday papa.

LeBron James made headlines as he smirked during Macy Gray's rendition of the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on Sunday.The NBA superstar, 37, was seen on camera seemingly restraining himself from laughing while Gray, a native of Canton, Ohio, delivered a slowed-down rendition of The Star-Spangled Banner in her trademark raspy voice while accompanied by a guitar player.The Los Angeles Lakers star was one of many celebs the crowd panned in on for reaction shots to the 54-year-old Grammy-winner's outing. The latest:LeBron James, 37, made headlines as he smirked during Macy Gray's rendition of the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland on SundayKareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Murray and Steph Curry were also seen on camera during Gray's outing, though none seemed to register the same humorous response as James.A number of Twitter users pointed out that James had been laughing during Gray's performance, with GIFs of the NBA legend, whose team prevailed in a 163-160 victory over Kevin Durant's team.

Jennie Nguyen threw a glass at Mary Cosby in anger narrowly missing her on Sunday's season two finale of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City on Bravo.The altercation occurred at Lisa Barlow's 1980s-themed Vida Tequila event after Jennie, 45, tried to confront Mary about how she treated her and demanded to know what she had said about her.'I didn't sign up for you,' Mary said as she looked at Jennie. Glass throwing:Jennie Nguyen threw a glass at Mary Cosby in anger narrowly missing her on Sunday's season two finale of The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City on Bravo'I didn't sign up for you either,' Jennie said.Mary walked away, but Jennie followed her.

Just as Waltz with Bashir did 13 years ago, director Jonas Poher Rasmussen robustly reaffirms in Flee that animation can be used not just for amusement but for any purpose, in this case to tell the harrowing story of what some refugees from Afghanistan went through in order to forge new lives in the West. This is an odyssey of seemingly unending suffering and insecurity, rendered in bold images both impressionistic and savagely real, that imaginatively reflects the brutal international odyssey the subjects endured.

Participant, which is known for bolstering positive social change, has partnered with Neon for the North American distribution of Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s animated documentary Flee. The film recently made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. Neon acquired the film after its debut. 30WEST and Cinephil brokered the acquisition deal on behalf of the filmmakers.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” broke the ice at the 2021 virtual Sundance Film Festival sales market.The indie company has acquired the documentary “Flee,” also an official selection of Cannes 2020, in a competitive situation after the movie’s Thursday premiere.  The doc went for roughly $1 million, individuals familiar with the deal said. Jeff Deutchman negotiated the deal for NEON with 30WEST and Philippa Kowarsky of Cinephil on behalf of the filmmakers.

One of the most exciting international discoveries of last year's Sundance festival was His House, which explored the cultural dislocation of the refugee experience through a genuinely nerve-rattling horror prism. There's a comparable genre-defying boldness to Danish writer-director Jonas Poher Rasmussen's Flee, which mixes mood-driven, hand-drawn animation with archival footage to trace the harrowing history and lasting psychological scars of an Afghan man hiding from his past for the two decades since being granted political asylum in Copenhagen as a child.

Amin Nawabi is an Afghan refugee living in Denmark. He has a successful career and a boyfriend.