As if to come to the aid of her national cinema after the debacle that was Roman Polanski’s The Palace, Poland’s Agnieszka Holland, soon to turn 75, restores some of her homeland’s cultural dignity ...
The new film Green Border, from acclaimed Polish director Agnieszka Holland, dramatizes the humanitarian crisis facing millions of migrants seeking refuge in Europe. It tells the true story of how ...
Agnieszka Holland’s migrant crisis drama Green Border has achieved the best opening weekend in Poland for a Polish film in 2023 in spite of a fierce political backlash from the country’s right-wing ...
The Venice Film Festival competition entrant revolves around various people trying to cross the border from Belarus into Poland. By Leslie Felperin Contributing Film Critic If cinema is an empathy ...
Editor’s Note: This review was published during the 2023 Venice Film Festival. Kino Lorber releases “Green Border” in select theaters Friday, June 21, 2024. If you’ve seen “Europa Europa,” the ...
Agnieszka Holland focuses on the Polish-Belarusian border as a Syrian family tries to make it to the European Union. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film ...
The film weaves together several narratives, all converging on the treacherous “green border” between the two European countries. First and foremost is the story of a tight-knit Syrian family, fleeing ...
Agnieszka Holland’s Green Border opens on a wide shot of an endless stretch of trees — the densely forested, almost primeval zone marking the boundary between Belarus and Poland where much of the film ...
“Society is ready to kill”: Director Agnieszka Holland on the refugee crisis and film “Green Border”
Agnieszka Holland’s astonishing epic “Green Border” presents the current refugee crisis from multiple points of view to illuminate the moral and emotional complexities of this hot button political ...
The Polish multiple Oscar nominee co-writes and directs a gripping account of the inhumanity and depravity that ensues when those fleeing persecution are made political pawns. The GPS on Leila’s phone ...
October, 2021, a plane bound for Belarus. Among the passengers are a Syrian couple, Bashir (Jalal Altawil) and Amina (Dalia Naous), who are travelling with their three children and Bashir’s father ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results