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A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus. (NR, 152 min.)
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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.
Thirty years after Europa Europa, three-time Oscar® nominee Agnieszka Holland brings a masterful eye for realism and deep compassion to this blistering critique of a humanitarian calamity that continues to unfold. Winner of the Special Jury Prize at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, Green Border is a poignant and essential work of cinema that opens our eyes and speaks to the heart, challenging viewers to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day. [Kino Lorber]
Starring: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Tomasz Wlosok
Director: Agnieszka Holland
Language: Polish, Arabic, English, French
Genre: Drama
"A devastating dramatic triumph."
— Leslie Felperin, Hollywood Reporter
"It doesn't pull any punches on all sides."
— Peter Rainer, FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
"Green Border is unforgettable, in all senses of the word."
— Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
"'Green Border' strikes me as the best and most important film to be released in the U.S. so far this year."
— Godfrey Cheshire, RogerEbert.com
"Green Border leaves us with a slight chink of optimism... It’s a hopeful coda to a stunning, harrowing film."
— Philip De Semlyen, Time Out
"The haunted faces of actors such as Jalal Altawil are hard to forget. An extended coda, in which Ukrainian refugees are warmly welcomed by the same Polish guards who tormented Syrian refugees, packs a serious punch."
— Tara Brady, Irish Times
"'Green Border' has the directness and truth of a documentary and the emotional immediacy of a narrative feature."
— Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
"'Green Border' tells an important, of-the-moment story that seeks to shake the world awake to the insanity of world refugee crisis."
— Randy Myers, San Jose Mercury News
"This is bold filmmaking that makes us feel more courageous too. And there’s not a citizen of the world who couldn’t use some of that right now."
— Stephanie Zacharek, Stephanie Zacharek TIME Magazine
"With pulse-pounding sweep and moral fury, the veteran Polish director Agnieszka Holland turns her camera on injustice at the Polish-Belarusian border."
— Justin Chang, New Yorker
"'Green Border' is a heart-in-mouth thriller set on the Polish-Belarusian border that wraps its social critique in the razor wire of punchy, intelligent cinematic craft in order to elicit precisely such emotions."
— Jessica Kiang, Variety
"All Holland asks here is that viewers contemplate this headline-generating tragedy happening “over there” from the point of view of those within it. After you’ve sat through this devastating film, it’s impossible not to."
— David Fear, Rolling Stone
"If enough people end up watching the masterful and soul-shaking Green Border -- and absolutely everyone should, as soon as possible -- the collective conscience of the world could very well shift, even just a bit."
— Barry Hertz, Globe and Mail
