Flee (France) by Xu Kai
Doc.London Documentary Film Festival • 30m
Synopsis: At the beginning of 2020, a major virus swept the world. Xu Kai rushed to Chengdu to catch a flight back to France before all of China was quarantined, so as not to miss his studies. On this trip, he used his phone to record what he saw and heard. He continued this until he arrived in Paris and got sick and quarantined. Running time: 00:30:00.
About the director: Xu Kai, born 1992 in China, currently study and lives in Paris. He is a f ilm director and photographer.
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