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Clips from Flee

THIS IS A TRUE STORY.

"THIS IS A TRUE STORY."

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SOME NAMES AND LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE CAST.

"SOME NAMES AND LOCATIONS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO PROTECT THE CAST."

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Rip by: @amarantalila

"Rip by: @amarantalila"

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What does the word "home" mean to you?

"What does the word "home" mean to you?"

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A house?

"A house?"

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It's a safe place.

"It's a safe place."

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It's a place

"It's a place"

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that you know you can stay, and you don't have to move on.

"that you know you can stay, and you don't have to move on."

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It's not a temporary place.

"It's not a temporary place."

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Come up a little, just a little.

"Come up a little, just a little."

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Now move down.

"Now move down."

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Like that. Perfect.

"Like that. Perfect."

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I should do that too.

"I should do that too."

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So if you close your eyes... Yes, i'm sorry.

"So if you close your eyes... Yes, i'm sorry."

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Try to take a deep breath. And relax completely.

"Try to take a deep breath. And relax completely."

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Have you told your story before?

"Have you told your story before?"

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No.

"No."

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And can you tell me?

"And can you tell me?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I think that

"I think that"

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you don't have to tell me about it.

"you don't have to tell me about it."

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Just think back to your earliest memory.

"Just think back to your earliest memory."

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What's the first thing you remember?

"What's the first thing you remember?"

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I was about four.

"I was about four."

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Hey! Careful!

"Hey! Careful!"

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Where are you? - Afghanistan in Kabul.

"Where are you? - Afghanistan in Kabul."

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Can you describe yourself?

"Can you describe yourself?"

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I think I always had a tendency...

"I think I always had a tendency..."

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to be a little different.

"to be a little different."

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Let's just put it that way.

"Let's just put it that way."

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I wasn't afraid to wear my sister's dresses.

"I wasn't afraid to wear my sister's dresses."

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The sweater of my youngest sister.

"The sweater of my youngest sister."

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I liked the attention.

"I liked the attention."

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Where are you in Kabul?

"Where are you in Kabul?"

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In the house where I was born.

"In the house where I was born."

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Where are your parents? My mother's in there.

"Where are your parents? My mother's in there."

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I know she is.

"I know she is."

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Here, darling.

"Here, darling."

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That should help.

"That should help."

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At night, I put my head on her lap

"At night, I put my head on her lap"

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and she strokes my hair.

"and she strokes my hair."

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Nobody knows how to do that like her.

"Nobody knows how to do that like her."

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When I think of my mother,

"When I think of my mother,"

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i wish i could see her how she was as a young woman.

"i wish i could see her how she was as a young woman."

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I saw pictures of her with dark black hair,

"I saw pictures of her with dark black hair,"

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but I only remember her gray.

"but I only remember her gray."

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Go and play. Dinner will be ready in an hour.

"Go and play. Dinner will be ready in an hour."

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Daddy took me by the hand and We walked along the airstrip together.

"Daddy took me by the hand and We walked along the airstrip together."

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He lifted me up and put me in the cockpit.

"He lifted me up and put me in the cockpit."

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There was no steering wheel.

"There was no steering wheel."

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It was like a joystick, with buttons everywhere.

"It was like a joystick, with buttons everywhere."

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My sister's telling us stories about my father.

"My sister's telling us stories about my father."

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And then we take off

"And then we take off"

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He said:

"He said:"

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It is important that you do not touch any buttons.

"It is important that you do not touch any buttons."

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"If you get it wrong - Kaboom!"

""If you get it wrong - Kaboom!""

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So we flew through the clouds...

"So we flew through the clouds..."

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and we could see the end of the world

"and we could see the end of the world"

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It was too much

"It was too much"

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A lot of that is true, but she also makes up a lot.

"A lot of that is true, but she also makes up a lot."

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My brother and I

"My brother and I"

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we were completely happy with what she's telling us.

"we were completely happy with what she's telling us."

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He said that while he was there, nothing would ever happen to me.

"He said that while he was there, nothing would ever happen to me."

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I remember feeling jealous.

"I remember feeling jealous."

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Why did you get jealous?

"Why did you get jealous?"

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Because she's telling us a lot of amazing stuff

"Because she's telling us a lot of amazing stuff"

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that my siblings and i were never able to experience...

"that my siblings and i were never able to experience..."

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with our father.

"with our father."

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Where's your dad?

"Where's your dad?"

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Can we talk before we start? Yes, of course.

"Can we talk before we start? Yes, of course."

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Some things are hard to talk about. It's still hard,

"Some things are hard to talk about. It's still hard,"

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but I need to overcome them.

"but I need to overcome them."

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It's my past, I can't run away from it, and I don't want to.

"It's my past, I can't run away from it, and I don't want to."

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I can get in half a year, one year.

"I can get in half a year, one year."

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Yes, of course.

"Yes, of course."

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We'll do it at your own pace.

"We'll do it at your own pace."

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I'm glad you're finally ready to tell your story.

"I'm glad you're finally ready to tell your story."

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I remember high school, And I had no idea.

"I remember high school, And I had no idea."

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There were so many stories rolling around, like:

"There were so many stories rolling around, like:"

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"Did you know he came from Afghanistan? "

""Did you know he came from Afghanistan? ""

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That's good! - I didn't know what to believe.

"That's good! - I didn't know what to believe."

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There were stories like that.

"There were stories like that."

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I remember The first time I saw you.

"I remember The first time I saw you."

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There weren't many immigrants At that time.

"There weren't many immigrants At that time."

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You were wearing a black and white checkered shirt. Remember?

"You were wearing a black and white checkered shirt. Remember?"

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Yes, I do.

"Yes, I do."

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- And Buffalo shoes. I'm going to do it myself.

"- And Buffalo shoes. I'm going to do it myself."

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I thought, "He's cool." Fearless.

"I thought, "He's cool." Fearless."

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You kept looking ahead,

"You kept looking ahead,"

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as if to avoid all the attention.

"as if to avoid all the attention."

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I don't think you noticed me. It caught my attention that we got off at the same stop

"I don't think you noticed me. It caught my attention that we got off at the same stop"

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Look, I think it was in high school.

"Look, I think it was in high school."

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Yes, at the prom.

"Yes, at the prom."

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Look at those fancy shoes! Everything was cutting-edge.

"Look at those fancy shoes! Everything was cutting-edge."

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Here it is.

"Here it is."

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It's here that my story begins.

"It's here that my story begins."

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I wrote it all down, when I arrived in Denmark.

"I wrote it all down, when I arrived in Denmark."

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Can you read it?

"Can you read it?"

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It's going to be tough. I can't read Dari right anymore.

"It's going to be tough. I can't read Dari right anymore."

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I can't even read my own handwriting.

"I can't even read my own handwriting."

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After the Mujahideen...

"After the Mujahideen..."

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The Mujahideen have taken power in Afghanistan...

"The Mujahideen have taken power in Afghanistan..."

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They killed my father, kidnapped my sister,

"They killed my father, kidnapped my sister,"

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and killed my mother and my brother.

"and killed my mother and my brother."

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If I had stayed, I probably they would have killed me too.

"If I had stayed, I probably they would have killed me too."

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It was very intense.

"It was very intense."

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You told Kasper any of these stories?

"You told Kasper any of these stories?"

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No.

"No."

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Kasper, I'm going to start shooting.

"Kasper, I'm going to start shooting."

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See if it needs more salt.

"See if it needs more salt."

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When are you getting married?

"When are you getting married?"

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When we find a place to live.

"When we find a place to live."

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First of all I want you to come home.

"First of all I want you to come home."

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Second, I want a place where we can throw a party.

"Second, I want a place where we can throw a party."

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If we wait until we can throw a party,

"If we wait until we can throw a party,"

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it's going to take a while.

"it's going to take a while."

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Maybe I'll just buy us a house while you're away.

"Maybe I'll just buy us a house while you're away."

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You'll just have to deal with with that then.

"You'll just have to deal with with that then."

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When do you leave by the way? I have to be at the airport by 10:00.

"When do you leave by the way? I have to be at the airport by 10:00."

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How long this time? Until June.

"How long this time? Until June."

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