Green Border

Green Border

152 mins | Drama | Sept. 22, 2023

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.

Green Border

152 mins | Drama | Sept. 22, 2023

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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Canal+ Polska, Česká televize, Eurimages, Marlene Film Production, Kino Świat, Metro Films, Beluga Tree, Astute Films, dFlights, Czech Film Fund, MFF, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, Blick Productions, Metro Lato
Original title Zielona granica
Directors Adrian Cieszkowski, Anne-Sophie Puget, Zuzanna Malinowska, Sylwia Wojdecka, Nadim Suleiman, Kamila Tarabura, Katarzyna Warzecha, Yuliya Novikova, Agnieszka Holland
Writers Nadim Suleiman, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko, Jalal Altawil, Maciej Pisuk, Agnieszka Holland

Cast

Jalal Altawil

as Bashir

Maja Ostaszewska

as Julia

Mohamad Al Rashi

as Grandfather

Dalia Naous

as Amina

Jaśmina Polak

as "Żuku"

Monika Frajczyk

as Marta

Maciej Stuhr

as Bogdan

Agata Kulesza

as Basia

Joely Mbundu

as African woman

Malwina Buss

as Kasia

Piotr Stramowski

as Maciek

Sandra Korzeniak

as Doctor at hospital

Magdalena Popławska

as Bogdan's wife

Talia Ajjan

as Ghalia

Taim Ajjan

as Nur

Piotr Połtowicz

as Pilot (voice)

Valentina Sizonenko

as Flight attendant

Noah Meskina

as Bashir's brother

Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko

as driver on the airport

Alan Al Murtatha

as Karim

Perwar Tariq

as Hassan

Maciej Kosiacki

as "Kosa"

Davit Baroyan

as refugee in the truck

Tinatin Jabanashvili

as woman in the truck

Sebastian Królikowski

as polish soldier

Jan Sałasiński

as polish soldier

Joecey Mbundu

as African

Zuyee Helal

as Afghan

Elie Zeitouny

as Jamal

Helena Ganjalyan

as pregnant Farah

Sławomir Holland

as Karczewski

Stanisław Cywka

as Jacek

Robert Czerwiński

as Krzysiek

Marta Ziętkowska

as officer Pawelec

Joanna Gonschorek

as ginecologist

Mirosław Kropielnicki

as Sylwester

Usman Sediqi

as boy

Anna Biernacik

as Stefka

Maria Złonkiewicz

as activist

Nadim Suleiman

as translator

Szczepan Kajfasz

as medician

Paweł Łukasiewicz

as medician

Agnieszka Racka

as medician

Mikołaj Łaski

as medician

Adel Boubir

as refugee

Ewa Wirtwein

as old lady on the road

Mateusz Janicki

as policeman

Agnieszka Frankel

as policewoman

Magdalena Duszak

as young policewoman

Jonathan Louhoua

as african teenager

Georges-Anthony Van Keer

as african teenager

Gabriel Ossotchenho

as african teenager

James Cyiza

as african teenager

Ada Cyndler

as mother

Grzegorz Gromek

as tow truck driver

Klementyna Lamort De Gail

as Bogdan's daughter

Tomasz Jaskowski

as Bogdan's son

Milan Šteindler

as Jindra

Oksana Cherkashyna

as ukrainian refugee

Olena Leonenko

as ukrainian refugee

Sergei Berezhko

as ukrainian refugee

Marii Berezhko

as ukrainian refugee

Veronika Berezhko

as ukrainian refugee