27 Feb 2020
Twittering Birds Never Fly: The Clouds Gather
In the hyper-masculine criminal underworld, a masochistic high-ranking yakuza and his newly-assigned bodyguard become increasingly drawn to each other.
Flee
Sometimes it takes years to start living your life
Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.
Top Billed Cast
Amin Nawabi Self (voice)
Daniel Karimyar Amin (9-11 years old) (voice)
Fardin Mijdzadeh Amin (15-18 years old) (voice)
Milad Eskandari Saif (8 years old) (voice)
Belal Faiz Saif (13-19 years old) (voice)
Elaha Faiz Fahima (13-18 years old) (voice)
Zahra Mehrwarz Fahima (28 years old) (voice)
Sadia Faiz Sabia (16-26 years old) (voice)
Georg Jagunov Human Trafficker (voice)
Rashid Aitouganov Policeman / Trafficker (voice)
Navid Nazir Boy in Truck (voice)
Hafiz Højmark Son of Old Lady (voice)
Denis Rivin Policeman 1 (voice)
Vadim Nedaskovskij Policeman 2 (voice)
Viktor Melnikov Russian TV Dubber (voice)
Mikhail Belinson Human Trafficker (voice)
Ditte Graa Wulff Red Cross Lady (voice)
The Dungeon Master Rude Dane (voice)
Christian Torp Carlsen Real Estate Agent (voice)
Susanna Azevedo Mexican Soap Opera Woman (voice)
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