In times of war, and times of refugees risking their lives for lives to call their own, the distance between life and death can be measured in the length of a human hand, reaching out. “Green Border,” ...

Agnieszka Holland's film, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival, centers on a refugee family trying to escape to Western Europe and the people who try to help and stop them.

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 ...

Warsaw's right-wing government has attacked Agnieszka Holland's award-winning drama, which highlights the plight of refugees on the Polish-Belarusian border. By Scott Roxborough Europe Bureau Chief ...

A still from director Agnieszka Holland's film "Green Border." (Agata Kubis/Kino Lorber) There was a point pretty early on in director Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border” when I wondered how much more ...

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As the international refugee crisis was wobbling past its tipping point in late 2021, a small patch of no-man’s-land between two Eastern European nations was turning into a hot spot. Migrants who were ...

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 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 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 ...