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Green Border

Green Border
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Released: June 28, 2024
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Producer: Marcin Wierzchoslawski
Studio: Kino Lorber
Cast: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Jasmina Polak
Genre: Drama
Length: 152 minutes

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Green Border Overview

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 are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Unable to cross into Europe and unable to turn back, they find themselves trapped in a rapidly escalating geopolitical stand-off.

An unflinching depiction of the migrant crisis captured in stark black-and-white, this riveting film explores the intractable issue from multiple perspectives: a Syrian family fleeing ISIS caught between cruel border guards in both countries; young guards instructed to brutalize and reject the migrants; and activists who aid the refugees at great personal risk.

In Polish, Arabic, English and French with English subtitles.

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