Animated film makes Academy Awards history ahead of ceremony

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Animated film makes Academy Awards history ahead of ceremony

Six months after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, an animated film about a young refugee is striking a chord ahead of this year's Academy Awards. "Flee" revisits Afghanistan in the 1980s, showing the turmoil through the eyes of a teenage boy. The film has already made Oscars history with a trio of nominations no other picture has received. CNN's Michael Holmes has more.

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