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Green Border

Released Jun 21 2h 27m Drama TRAILER for List
93% Tomatometer 87 Reviews 79% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
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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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas AWFJ.org Green Border is not an easy watch, but it is an indescribably important one, and one of Holland’s most humane and compassionate works yet. Aug 26, 2024 Full Review Josh Kupecki Austin Chronicle Brutal, field-level depictions of trauma orchestrated by oppressive political structures seeking to manipulate the hearts and minds of some, while dehumanizing others renders Green Border an angry, visceral masterpiece. Rated: 4/5 Aug 15, 2024 Full Review 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 Full Review Alex Heeney Seventh Row Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border is an urgent, fiercely political film about the ongoing migrant crisis at the Polish-Belarusian border... [the] film is inherently humanist and weaves a portrait of the complexities of the problem for everyone involved. Oct 5, 2024 Full Review A.S. Hamrah n+1 Instead of Green Border remaining a hard-edged film in which the depredations of an unfair, destructive system are exposed, it becomes something that makes viewers feel a little bit better about the agony she brought to life in the first half... Sep 16, 2024 Full Review Sarah Boslaugh TheArtsStl The refugees all think they’re on the road to a new life in a peaceful country, but quickly learn that they have been tricked into playing a game few of them will be able to win Rated: 8/10 Aug 26, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Sahar N It hurts, and reminds you the human feelings. Extremely touching Rated 4 out of 5 stars 09/20/24 Full Review Chad S Great movie about a difficult subject with many scenes based on interviews with those who experienced crossing the border into Poland. I was lucky enough to see this movie with an Q&A from the legendary director. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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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)
$91.0K
Runtime
2h 27m
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