Green Border

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The haunted faces of actors such as Jalal Altawil are hard to forget. An extended coda, in which Ukrainian refugees are warmly welcomed by the same Polish guards who tormented Syrian refugees, packs a serious punch.

Rated: 5/5

Jul 13, 2024

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Peter Rainer

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It doesn't pull any punches on all sides.

Jul 13, 2024

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

“Green Border” tells an important, of-the-moment story that seeks to shake the world awake to the insanity of world refugee crisis.

Rated: 3.5/4

Jul 10, 2024

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Karren LaLonde Alenier

culturevulture.net

A gut-wrenching film, artfully told.

Jul 18, 2024

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Green Border is a pretty blunt indictment of cruelty and cowardice...

Jul 11, 2024

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Lee Jutton

Film Inquiry

All errors in execution aside, Green Border should raise international awareness of what’s happening to these refugees on the European border; for that alone, it’s an important bit of filmmaking.

Jul 9, 2024

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Rebecca R

The most powerful film I have watched for a very long time, such a worthwhile subject and put together with extreme talent

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/12/24

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Agnieszka Holland

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Jalal Altawil

Bashir

Maja Ostaszewska

Julia

Behi Djanati Ataï

Leïla

Tomasz Wlosok

Jan

Monika Frajczyk

Marta

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Green Border: Trailer 1

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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: Blick Productions, Metro Films, Beluga Tree, Astute Films
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Polish
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 20, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $65.7K
Runtime: 2h 27m