GREEN BORDER

ZIELONA GRANICA

Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium

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Synopsis

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. 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.

30 years after EUROPA EUROPA, three-time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland's poignant new feature GREEN BORDER opens our eyes, speaks to the heart, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.

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.

30 years after EUROPA EUROPA, three-time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland's poignant new feature GREEN BORDER opens our eyes, speaks to the heart, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.

Nominations

  • European Director 2023
  • European Screenwriter 2023
  • European Film 2023
  • European University Film Award 2023

Selections

  • Feature Film Selection

Cast & Crew

  • Directed by: Agnieszka Holland
  • Written by: Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz-Sieczko, Agnieszka Holland
  • Produced by: Marcin Wierzchoslawski, Fred Bernstein, Agnieszka Holland
  • Cinematography: Tomasz Naumiuk
  • Editing: Pavel Hrdlicka
  • Production Design: Katarzyna Jedrzejczyk
  • Costume Design: Katarzyna Lewinska
  • Make-Up Artist: Aneta Brzozowska
  • Original Score: Frédéric Vercheval
  • Sound: Roman Dymny
  • Casting: Paulina Krajnik, Behi Djanati Atai (France), Kadija Leclere (Belgium), Mary Melhem (Turkey)
  • Cast: Jalal Altawil (Bashir), Maja Ostaszewska (Julia), Behi Djanati Atai (Leila), Mohamad Al Rashi (Grandpa), Dalia Naous (Amina)
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