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The Last Border (1993)

The Last Border poster
Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki
Genre
action film, post-apocalyptic film
Country
Germany, Finland
Runtime
1h 45m
Rated
K-16
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In the near future, environmental pollution has made most of the world unlivable, forcing survivors to settle in the Arctic Circle. The story follows characters navigating this harsh, depleted landscape and the conflicts that arise from competing for scarce resources.

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What happens

The Last Border (Finnish: The Last Border – viimeisellä rajalla) is a 1993 Finnish post-apocalyptic film directed, written, and produced by Mika Kaurismäki, starring Jolyon Baker, Jürgen Prochnow, Fanny Bastien and Kari Väänänen. The film takes place in the near future for 2009, when global pollution has forced people to move to the Arctic Circle, being the only viable territory. The film was premiered at the 1993 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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