S HARD-HITTING as they come, is a stirring refugee drama set on the Polish-Belarus border. Already, director Agnieszka Holland () has come under fire from her own government for this unsparing portrayal of brutality as guards on both sides of the fence treat Syrian refugees and others like “footballs”, as one character terms it. But there can be no doubt she finds humanity too in the bleakest of situations, etching her characters in this tapestry-like tale with real care.
GREEN BORDER
Feb 13, 2024
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