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Green Border

7.4(135)20232h 32m2

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$4.2M
Language
Arabic
  • refugee
  • border crossing
  • border guard
  • refugee crisis
  • european refugee crisis
  • refugees

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Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Poland

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • PremiereJio MAMI Film Festival29 Oct 2023
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival4 Oct 2023
    • PremiereDenver Film Festival12 Nov 2023
    • Theatrical21 Jun 2024
    • Digital / OTT20 Aug 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereKinoteka Polish Film Festival8 Mar 2024
    • Theatrical1521 Jun 2024
    • Digital / OTT155 Aug 2024
    • Physical15Blu-ray11 Nov 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremiereMSydney Film Festival10 Jun 2024
    • PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival14 Aug 2024
    • PremiereDarwin International Film Festival19 Sept 2024
    • PremiereMAdelaide Film Festival24 Oct 2024
    • PremiereMBrisbane International Film Festival26 Oct 2024
    • TheatricalM28 Nov 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2023
    • PremiereVancouver International Film Festival29 Sept 2023
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)1222 Sept 2023
  • BrazilBR

    • Digital / OTT31 Dec 2024
  • CzechiaCZ

    • Theatrical12+19 Oct 2023
  • FinlandFI

    • PremiereRefugee Film Festival11 Nov 2023
    • TheatricalK-1616 Aug 2024
  • FranceFR

    • PremierePremiers Plans - Angers First Film Festival21 Jan 2024
    • Theatrical15 Feb 2024
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical121 Feb 2024
  • GreeceGR

    • Theatrical23 Nov 2023

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Green Border was released on 22 September 2023.

Audience reviews

3
  • C

    CinemaSerf

    6/22/2024

    7/10

    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 A…

  • B

    Brent Marchant

    8/24/2024

    9/10

    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 “…

  • G

    good.film

    11/20/2024

    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 filmmake…

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