Green Border
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.
- 7.3
- 2023
- Released
- 2h 32m
Jalal Altawil
Bashir
Maja Ostaszewska
Julia
Behi Djanati Atai
Leila
Tomasz Włosok
Jan
Mohamad Al Rashi
GrandfatherDalia Naous
Amina
Jaśmina Polak
'Żuku'
Monika Frajczyk
Marta
Maciej Stuhr
Bogdan
Agata Kulesza
Basia
Aboubakr Bensaïhi
Ahmed
Michał Zieliński
Sasza
Joely Mbundu
African Woman
Malwina Buss
Kasia
Piotr Stramowski
Maciek
Marta Stalmierska
Ula
Sandra Korzeniak
Doctor at the Hospital
Magdalena Popławska
Bogdan's wifeTalia Ajjan
GhaliaTaim Ajjan
NurSebabastian Svaton
MahirPiotr Połtowicz
Pilot (voice)Valentina Sizonenko
Flight AttendantNoah Meskina
Bashir's Brother
Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko
Driver on the AirportDzianis Tarasenka
Wojciech Kałużyński
FarmerAlan Al Murtatha
KarimPerwar Tariq
HassanMaciej Stępniak
Maciej Kosiacki
'Kosa'Davit Baroyan
Refugee in the TruckTinatin Jabanashvili
Woman in the TruckSebastian Królikowski
Polish Soldier
Jan Sałasiński
Polish SoldierJoecey Mbundu
AfricanZuyee Helal
Afghan
Bartosz Picher
Roman Skorovskyi
Pavel Gorodnitskij
Elie Zeitouny
Jamal
Helena Ganjalyan
Pregnant Farah
Katarzyna Obidzińska
Ola
Sławomir Holland
Karczewski
Stanisław Cywka
Jacek
Robert Czerwiński
KrzysiekMarta Ziętkowska
Officer Pawelec
Joanna Gonschorek
Ginecologist
Mirosław Kropielnicki
SylwesterUsman Sediqi
boy
Jan Litvinovitch
Dagmara Brodziak
Anna Biernacik
StefkaMaria Złonkiewicz
ActivistNadim Suleiman
TranslatorSzczepan Kajfasz
MedicianPaweł Łukasiewicz
MedicianAgnieszka Racka
MedicianMikołaj Łaski
MedicianAdel Boubir
RefugeeMarcin Osiadacz
Hanna Turnau
Oleg Garbuz
Ewa Wirtwein
Old Lady on the Road
Mateusz Janicki
PolicemanMagdalena Duszak
Young PolicewomanMichał Wawrykiewicz
Igor Korus
Jonathan Louhoua
African TeenagerGeorges-Anthony Van Keer
African TeenagerGabriel Ossotchenho
African TeenagerJames Cyiza
African TeenagerAda Cyndler
MotherMikołaj Cyndler
BoyGrzegorz Gromek
Tow Truck DriverGrzegorz Grochowski
Klementyna Lamort De Gail
Bogdan's DaughterTomasz Jaskowski
Bogdan's Son
Milan Šteindler
Jindra
Oksana Cherkashyna
Ukrainian Refugee
Olena Leonenko
Ukrainian RefugeeSergei Berezhko
Ukrainian RefugeeMarii Berezhko
Ukrainian RefugeeVeronika Berezhko
Ukrainian Refugee
Kalina Siudek
Matylda Stuhr
Agata Kuśpit
Julia Zagórska
Marianna Wierzchosławska
![Official U.S. Trailer [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7sfSUzVNNio/hqdefault.jpg)
![Clip [Subtitled]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KiFVrI2Y-GQ/hqdefault.jpg)
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$4,175,869.00
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Reviews
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, Po
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 pr
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 fli