MON 11 NOV
Coming Soon to
Chelsea Theater
152 mins |
Rated
Not Rated
Directed by Agnieszka Holland
Starring Agata Kulesza, Piotr Stramowski, Behi Djanati Atai, Maja Ostaszewska, Tomasz Wlosok, Magdalena Poplawska, Maciej Stuhr, Jalal Al Tawil, Jaśmina Polak, Marta Stalmierska, Mohamed Al Rashi, Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko, Dalia Naous, Roman Skorovskiy
This film is part of our IF YOU MISSED IT series, which highlights recent films we think you need to see!
(Agnieszka Holland, 2023, 152min)
Date & Time:
Monday, November 11th, 2024 @ 1PM & 7PM
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 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 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 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 an urgent 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 every day.
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This film is part of our IF YOU MISSED IT series, which highlights recent films we think you need to see!
(Agnieszka Holland, 2023, 152min)
Date & Time:
Monday, November 11th, 2024 @ 1PM & 7PM
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 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 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 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 an urgent 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 every day.