21st June (Cinemas in the UK & Ireland)

Directed by three-time Oscar Nominated Polish director Agnieszka Holland, Green Border (Zielona granica), is an award-winning film which draws on the real experiences of refugees journeying through the primeval forest on the Polish-Belarusian border in order to seek asylum.

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 trying to reach the European Union are trapped in a geopolitical crisis cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko. In an attempt to provoke Europe, refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage to the EU. Pawns in this hidden war, the lives of Julia, a newly minted activist who has given up her comfortable life, Jan, a young border guard, and a Syrian family intertwine.

30 years after EUROPA EUROPA, three-time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland’s poignant new feature GREEN BORDER opens our eyes, speaks to the heart, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.

152 minutes

DIRECTOR Agnieszka Holland
CAST Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Tomasz Włosok
COUNTRIES OF PRODUCTION Poland, France, Czech Republic, Belgium

The film was the Opening Gala film at this year’s Kinoteka Polish Film Festival 2024 on the 6th March at BFI Imax and was followed by a Q&A with director Agnieszka Holland, with two further screenings at Cine Lumiere also featured in the festival programme

Read more : Green Border — Modern Films (UK Trailer Coming Soon)