Credits

Country

Polen

Language

Pools, Arabisch, Engels, Frans

Subtitles

Nederlands

Length

147

Directed by

Agnieszka Holland

Starring

Maja Ostaszewska, Jalal Altawil, Behi Djanati Atai

Storyline

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.