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Green Border

Green Border

7,4 /10 (122 Votes)
2023 PL 152 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

22/09/2023

Votes

122

Popularity

0.8

Genres

Status

Released

Original title

Zielona granica

Language

PL

Runtime

152 min

Revenue

$4,175,869

Jalal Altawil

Jalal Altawil

Bashir

Maja Ostaszewska

Maja Ostaszewska

Julia

Behi Djanati Atai

Behi Djanati Atai

Leila

Tomasz Włosok

Tomasz Włosok

Jan

No photo

Mohamad Al Rashi

Grandfather

No photo

Dalia Naous

Amina

Jaśmina Polak

Jaśmina Polak

'Żuku'

Monika Frajczyk

Monika Frajczyk

Marta

Maciej Stuhr

Maciej Stuhr

Bogdan

Agata Kulesza

Agata Kulesza

Basia

Aboubakr Bensaïhi

Aboubakr Bensaïhi

Ahmed

Michał Zieliński

Michał Zieliński

Sasza

Joely Mbundu

Joely Mbundu

African Woman

Malwina Buss

Malwina Buss

Kasia

Piotr Stramowski

Piotr Stramowski

Maciek

Marta Stalmierska

Marta Stalmierska

Ula

Sandra Korzeniak

Sandra Korzeniak

Doctor at the Hospital

Magdalena Popławska

Magdalena Popławska

Bogdan's wife

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Talia Ajjan

Ghalia

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Taim Ajjan

Nur

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Sebabastian Svaton

Mahir

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Piotr Połtowicz

Pilot (voice)

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Valentina Sizonenko

Flight Attendant

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Noah Meskina

Bashir's Brother

Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko

Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko

Driver on the Airport

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Dzianis Tarasenka

Wojciech Kałużyński

Wojciech Kałużyński

Farmer

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Alan Al Murtatha

Karim

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Perwar Tariq

Hassan

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Maciej Stępniak

Maciej Kosiacki

Maciej Kosiacki

'Kosa'

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Davit Baroyan

Refugee in the Truck

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Tinatin Jabanashvili

Woman in the Truck

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Sebastian Królikowski

Polish Soldier

Jan Sałasiński

Jan Sałasiński

Polish Soldier

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Joecey Mbundu

African

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Zuyee Helal

Afghan

Bartosz Picher

Bartosz Picher

Roman Skorovskyi

Roman Skorovskyi

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Pavel Gorodnitskij

No photo

Elie Zeitouny

Jamal

Helena Ganjalyan

Helena Ganjalyan

Pregnant Farah

Katarzyna Obidzińska

Katarzyna Obidzińska

Ola

Sławomir Holland

Sławomir Holland

Karczewski

Stanisław Cywka

Stanisław Cywka

Jacek

Robert Czerwiński

Robert Czerwiński

Krzysiek

No photo

Marta Ziętkowska

Officer Pawelec

Joanna Gonschorek

Joanna Gonschorek

Ginecologist

Mirosław Kropielnicki

Mirosław Kropielnicki

Sylwester

No photo

Usman Sediqi

boy

Jan Litvinovitch

Jan Litvinovitch

Dagmara Brodziak

Dagmara Brodziak

Anna Biernacik

Anna Biernacik

Stefka

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Maria Złonkiewicz

Activist

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Nadim Suleiman

Translator

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Szczepan Kajfasz

Medician

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Paweł Łukasiewicz

Medician

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Agnieszka Racka

Medician

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Mikołaj Łaski

Medician

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Adel Boubir

Refugee

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Marcin Osiadacz

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Hanna Turnau

Tomasz Krzemieniecki

Tomasz Krzemieniecki

Oleg Garbuz

Oleg Garbuz

No photo

Ewa Wirtwein

Old Lady on the Road

Mateusz Janicki

Mateusz Janicki

Policeman

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Agnieszka Frankel

Policewoman

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Magdalena Duszak

Young Policewoman

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Michał Wawrykiewicz

Igor Korus

Igor Korus

No photo

Jonathan Louhoua

African Teenager

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Georges-Anthony Van Keer

African Teenager

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Gabriel Ossotchenho

African Teenager

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James Cyiza

African Teenager

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Ada Cyndler

Mother

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Mikołaj Cyndler

Boy

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Grzegorz Gromek

Tow Truck Driver

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Grzegorz Grochowski

Klementyna Lamort De Gail

Klementyna Lamort De Gail

Bogdan's Daughter

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Tomasz Jaskowski

Bogdan's Son

Milan Šteindler

Milan Šteindler

Jindra

Oksana Cherkashyna

Oksana Cherkashyna

Ukrainian Refugee

Olena Leonenko

Olena Leonenko

Ukrainian Refugee

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Serhii Berezhko

Ukrainian Refugee

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Marii Berezhko

Ukrainian Refugee

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Veronika Berezhko

Ukrainian Refugee

Kalina Siudek

Kalina Siudek

No photo

Matylda Stuhr

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Agata Kuśpit

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Julia Zagórska

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Marianna Wierzchosławska

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2024-06-22

⭐ 7

This is the second film I've seen this week with Tomasz Wlosok. Earlier, he was in Julia von Heinz's tragic-comedy "Treasure" (2024) with a far lighter and fluffier role than he has here, as a Polish border guard. He is part of a team charged with repelling refugees trying to cross into the EU from Belarus. On that front, we are introduced to travellers who have been lulled into thinking their flight from Syria and Afghanistan will be a dawdle. An expensive one, yes, but a straightforward flight to Minsk on a comfortable Turkish aircraft then a bus to Poland thence on to wherever. Sadly, they …

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B

Brent Marchant

2024-08-24

⭐ 9

Escaping tyranny to find a better life is a process frequently riddled with challenges, frustrations and desperate measures. So, when refugees hear about an allegedly credible way to more easily escape their circumstances and make their way to freedom, they often enthusiastically jump at the chance to avail themselves of the opportunity. Such was the case in 2021 with the supposedly unblemished promise accorded the “green border” crossing from Belarus into Poland, a port of entry into the European Union said to offer a comparatively less problematic escape route for those fleeing the Middle Ea…

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good.film

good.film

2024-11-20

For audiences who see “refugee” as just a headline in a newspaper, GREEN BORDER changes everything. It's an urgent, extraordinary film that spears your heart like an arrow. Winner of seven separate prizes at the Venice Film Festival, Green Border recognises that, to put it bluntly, the refugee crisis is a mess that’s too easily written off as “somebody else’s problem.” To break through that, Polish master filmmaker Agnieszka Holland zooms into just a handful of characters, and manages to make a statement with almost every frame. The handheld camerawork lends Green Border a realism, while…

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