Green Border

Name: Green Border
Genre: Drama
Released: June 21, 2024
Duration: 147 min
Rating: 90
Cast: Agata Kulesza, Behi Djanati Atai, Dalia Naous, Jalal Altawil, Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko

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Kino Lorber | Release Date: June 21, 2024 | Not Rated

Starring: Agata Kulesza, Behi Djanati Atai, Dalia Naous, Jalal Altawil, Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko, Jasmina Polak, Magdalena Poplawska, Maja Ostaszewska, Mbundu Joely, Mohamed Al Rashi

Summary: 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 escalatingIn 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.… Expand

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 147 min

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Bilge Ebiri

Jun 24, 2024

By replicating the process of dehumanization, the film’s form forces us to confront our own inaction. Green Border is unforgettable, in all senses of the word. Read full review

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Natalia Keogan

Jun 25, 2024

What’s most marvelous about Green Border—aside from its resounding commitment to humanization, buttressed by a thrilling and harrowing narrative—is that it doesn’t let anyone off the hook. Read full review

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RogerEbert.com Godfrey Cheshire

Jun 28, 2024

A searing drama about a European refugee crisis that resonates with similar crises in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and yes, America’s southwestern border, Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” strikes me as the best and most important film to be released in the U.S. so far this year. Read full review

Tim Grierson

Jun 27, 2024

What lingers is a collective misery and the invisibly masterful choreography of chaos, rage and death. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Aug 15, 2024

Holland has honed an impressive ability to sustain nerve-fraying tension, and her brutal, field-level depictions of trauma orchestrated by oppressive political structures seeking to manipulate the hearts and minds of some, while dehumanizing others renders Green Border an angry, visceral masterpiece. Read full review

The Daily Beast Nick Schager

Oct 5, 2023

Its anger is matched by its empathy, both of which abound in its tale of woe set in the nightmarish region between Belarus and Poland. Read full review

The Film Verdict Boyd van Hoeij

Sep 8, 2023

Hindered by extremely predictable character development and a mosaic-like approach to narrative, making it hard to really get to know and empathise with any of the characters. Read full review

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