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The Green Border Zielona granica

Agnieszka Holland / Poland, Ireland, Turkey, Germany, USA, France, Belgium, Czech Republic / 2023 / 147 min / Polish, English, Arabic, French

Agnieszka Holland’s new feature opens our eyes, urging us to reflect on the humanitarian crisis still unfolding on Europe’s doorstep.

cast Jalal Altawil (Bašir), Maja Ostaszewska (Julia), Behi Djanati Atai (Leila), Mohamad Al Rashi (grandpa), Dalia Naous (Amina), Tomasz Włosok (Jan), Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko, Agata Kulesza, Joely Mbundu, Jasmina Polak

festivals, awards Venice 2023 (posebna nagrada žirije/Special Jury Prize), Toronto 2023, New York 2023

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. 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. 

"We live in a world where it takes great imagination and courage to face all the challenges of modern times. The social media revolution and artificial intelligence have made it increasingly difficult for genuine voices to be heard. In my opinion, there is no point in engaging in art if one doesn’t fight for that voice, if one doesn’t fight to ask questions about important, painful, sometimes unsolvable issues that put us before dramatic choices. This is exactly the situation that’s happening on the Polish-Belarusian border." (Agnieszka Holland)

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