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By Agnieszka Holland

Green Border

Zielona granica
Zielona granica

In the forests that make up the “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 engineered by the Belarusian dictator Lukashenko. Refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. As pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, an activist, Jan, a border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine. This new film by the renowned filmmaker Agnieszka Holland prompts us to question our consciences: “there is no point in engaging in art if we do not fight to ask questions about important, painful and sometimes insoluble issues that present us with some very dramatic choices”.

Theatrical released on March 27, 2024.

This film received the Youth Fiction Jury Prize at the FIFDH 2024.

Section : Competition - Fiction
Country : Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium
Original languages : Polish, Arabic, English, French
Subtitles : French, German, English
Director
Agnieszka Holland
Producers
Metro Films
Astute Films
Blick Production
Marlene Film Production
Beluga Tree
Writers
Maciej Pisuk
Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko
Agnieszka Holland
Kamila Tarabura
Katarzyna Warzecha
Casting
Jalal Altawil
Maja Ostaszewska
Behi Djanati Atai
Mohamad Al Rashi
Dalia Naous
Tomasz Włosok
Photography
Tomek Naumiuk
Editing
Pavel Hrdlička
Music
Frédéric Vercheval
Sound
Roman Dymny
Distribution
trigon-film (Switzerland)
Duration
147’
Completion
2023