Green Border

In Theaters Fri Jun 21

2h 27m

Drama

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In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called "green border" between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Finding themselves pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine. Thirty years after her Oscar-nominated film Europa Europa, Agnieszka Holland's poignant and essential Green Border opens our eyes and speaks to the heart, challenging viewers to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.

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With unyielding clarity, Green Border renders a compassionate portrait of the unmerciful landscape that flanks the Polish-Belarusian border.

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Agnieszka Holland

Director

Jalal Altawil

Bashir

Maja Ostaszewska

Julia

Behi Djanati Ataï

Leïla

Tomasz Wlosok

Jan

Monika Frajczyk

Marta

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Dwight Brown

DwightBrownInk.com

Any allegory about the perils of immigrants and the disdain countries have towards them is extremely topical. Leave it to the very bold Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa) to tackle the subject with an admirable urgency.

Rated: 2.5/4

Oct 23, 2023

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Laura Babiak

Observer

Aside from the odd character work in the latter portion of the movie, Green Border remains a righteous, infuriating and woefully compelling watch.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 19, 2023

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Charles Bramesco

Little White Lies

[Holland's] broadside against callousness and indifference speaks for itself and affirms the sanctity of life through the superhuman distance some will go to protect theirs.

Oct 10, 2023

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Beatriz Martínez

Fotogramas

'Green Border' is a testimony of the here and now of a world devoid of compassion. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 3/5

Jun 17, 2024

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Carmen Paddock

The Skinny

Green Border is not devoid of lighthearted and even humorous moments... but what lingers most in the film is a sense that these vibrant lives are diverted and destroyed through no fault of their own.

Rated: 5/5

Jun 17, 2024

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Carlos Boyero

El Pais (Spain)

[Green Border] makes you feel the cold and the elements in which the persecuted live. But there are also dead times and repetitive scenes, the feeling that somethings have already been told before. [Full review in Spanish]

Jun 15, 2024

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Synopsis

In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the so-called "green border" between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Finding themselves pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine. Thirty years after her Oscar-nominated film Europa Europa, Agnieszka Holland's poignant and essential Green Border opens our eyes and speaks to the heart, challenging viewers to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.

Director: Agnieszka Holland
Producer: Marcin Wierzchoslawski
Screenwriter: Maciej Pisuk, Agnieszka Holland, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz
Distributor: Kino Lorber
Production Co: Beluga Tree, Metro Films, Blick Productions, Astute Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Polish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2024
Runtime: 2h 27m