Green Border

2023 · 2h32 · Film

Directed by Agnieszka Holland

Starring Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Tomasz Włosok, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Jaśmina Polak, Monika Frajczyk, Maciej Stuhr, Agata Kulesza

Ideal when you feel… Sad / low Exhausted

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.

Original title

Zielona granica

Original language

Polish

Screenplay

Agnieszka Holland, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko, Maciej Pisuk

Music

Frédéric Vercheval

Cinematography

Jakub Burakiewicz, Tomasz Naumiuk

Cast

Tomasz Włosok, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Jaśmina Polak, Monika Frajczyk, Maciej Stuhr, Agata Kulesza, Aboubakr Bensaïhi, Michał Zieliński

Updated July 22, 2026

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