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Releasing on Jun 21, 2024
  • 2024
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 27 m
  • 2024
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 27 m

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 escalating geo...

Directed By: Agnieszka Holland

Written By: Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland

  • 2024
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 27 m
  • 2024
  • Kino Lorber
  • 2 h 27 m

Green Border

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
83
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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 escalating geo...

Directed By: Agnieszka Holland

Written By: Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland

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Metascore
Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Universal Acclaim Based on 12 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
0% Negative
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100
Sep 12, 2023
A gripping, visceral human drama that occasionally turns shakycam thriller to excellent effect, it’s a small victory for empathy over coarseness. Like Michael Winterbottom’s prescient 2003 docudrama In This World, it demands that you witness the treatment of refugees with your own eyes.
By Phil de Semlyen FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 8, 2023
There has been no shortage of films that deal with Europe’s current refugee crisis over the last decade or so. Still, this picture, with its supremely confident handling of a fractured, fragmented structure and its twin driving forces of compassion and fury, is undoubtedly one of the best.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
83
Sep 12, 2023
Holland has made a righteous, masterful work, arguably her best since “Europa Europa,” but it’s not for the faint of heart or those inclined to turn a blind eye to suffering. And again, that’s the point.
By Rodrigo Perez FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 8, 2023
Green Border is a tough watch: a punch to the solar plexus. But a vital bearing of cinematic witness to what is happening in Europe right now.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
80
Sep 8, 2023
Green Border is a powerful and necessary film.
By John Bleasdale FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 8, 2023
Its three narratives never fully work together, even as they begin to interlink. Its moments of true emotional poignancy work well, but are all too rare in a film that otherwise has plenty to say.
By Adam Solomons FULL REVIEW
40
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.
By Boyd van Hoeij FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Metro Films, Astute Films, Blick Productions, Marlene Film Production, Beluga Tree, Canal+ Polska, dFlights, Mazowiecki i Warszawski Fundusz Filmowy, Czech Television, ZDF/Arte, TRT Sinema, Voo & Be tv, Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles, Sofica La Banque Postale Image 17, Films Boutique, Eurimages, Státní fond kinematografie, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
Release Date Jun 21, 2024
Duration 2 h 27 m
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Awards

CinEuphoria Awards
• 5 Wins & 13 Nominations
Venice Film Festival
• 7 Wins & 8 Nominations
Polish Film Awards
• 6 Nominations

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