A piercing film from Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa), Green Border follows the lives of refugees from the Middle East and Africa who were promised an easy entry into the European Union, only to find themselves trapped in an international stand-off between Poland and Belarus. From a Syrian family fleeing ISIS to the dehumanizing border guards that reject them to the activists risking everything, the gripping, black and white film reveals the realities of migrants around the world today. “While you’re still in the vice-like grip of its multilevel narrative it may not feel like it, but a film like Agnieszka Holland’s bruisingly powerful new refugee drama ultimately comes from a place of optimism.” – Variety‘s Jessica Kiang. (Read the review.)
A piercing film from Oscar-nominated Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa), Green Border follows the lives of refugees from the Middle East and Africa who were promised an easy entry into the European Union, only to find themselves trapped in an international stand-off between Poland and Belarus. From a Syrian family fleeing ISIS to the dehumanizing border guards that reject them to the activists risking everything, the gripping, black and white film reveals the realities of migrants around the world today. “While you’re still in the vice-like grip of its multilevel narrative it may not feel like it, but a film like Agnieszka Holland’s bruisingly powerful new refugee drama ultimately comes from a place of optimism.” – Variety‘s Jessica Kiang. (Read the review.)