Screening times:
Friday, July 12, 6:30 PM
Saturday, July 13, 6:30 PM - Half-capacity screening
Agnieszka Holland | Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium | 2023 | 153m | Polish, Arabic, English, and French with English subtitles
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, the refugees 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 and 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 her breakthrough with 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 everyday
"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
"it’s vital, angry and propulsive. This is film-making that comes out fighting. It has the principled, unflinching focus of Michael Winterbottom’s "In This World". And it could not be more timely." -Wendy Ide, The Guardian
"This year's most politically charged film ... Agnieszka Holland recognizes the political nature of her film, but emphasizes that its core message is humanistic rather than ideological." -Martin Kudlac, Screen Anarchy
Special Jury Prize - 2023 Venice Film Festival
Audience Award - 2024 International Film Festival Rotterdam
Tickets $8.75 ($8 cash at the door if available).
Half capacity
