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Green Border (2023)

Green Border poster
Original title
Zielona granica
Directed by
Agnieszka Holland
Genre
drama film
Country
Czech Republic, France, Poland, Belgium
Runtime
2h 27m
Rated
M
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 124 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A group of migrants become trapped between Belarus and Poland during a border crisis. The film follows their struggle for survival as they face hostility and indifference from the authorities on both sides.

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What happens

Green Border (Polish: Zielona granica) is a 2023 drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film is written by Holland, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko, and Maciej Pisuk, and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Tomasz Włosok, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Maciej Stuhr, and Agata Kulesza. It dramatizes the plight of migrants caught in the Belarus–European Union border crisis. The film was an international co-production between companies in Poland, Czech Republic, France, and Belgium. The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It received positive reviews from critics but was condemned by the then right-wing Polish government officials and by some segments of the wider Polish nation. It was released in Poland on 22 September 2023 by Kino Świat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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