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- Kino Lorber
- 2 h 27 m
- Kino Lorber
- 2 h 27 m
Summary A family of Syrian refugees, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
Directed By: Agnieszka Holland
Written By: Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland
- Kino Lorber
- 2 h 27 m
- Kino Lorber
- 2 h 27 m
Green Border
83
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Summary A family of Syrian refugees, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
Directed By: Agnieszka Holland
Written By: Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
83
92% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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)
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
