Green Border

Green Border
Green Border
	Theatrical release poster
Polish	Zielona granica
Directed by	Agnieszka Holland
Written by	Maciej Pisuk; Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko; Agnieszka Holland;
Produced by	Marcin Wierzchoslawski; Fred Bernstein; Agnieszka Holland;
Starring	Jalal Altawil; Maja Ostaszewska; Tomasz Włosok; Behi Djanati Atai; Mohamad Al Rashi; Dalia Naous; Maciej Stuhr; Agata Kulesza;
Cinematography	Tomasz Naumiuk
Edited by	Pavel Hrdlička
Music by	Frédéric Vercheval
Production; companies	Metro Films; Astute Films; Blick Productions; Marlene Film Production; Beluga Tree;
Distributed by	Kino Świat (Poland); Bioscop (Czech Republic); Condor Distribution (France); September Film (Belgium);
Release dates	5 September 2023 (Venice); 22 September 2023 (Poland); 7 February 2024 (France);
Running time	147 minutes
Countries	Poland; Czech Republic; France; Belgium;
Languages	Polish; Arabic; English; French;
Box office	US$3.9 million

Green Border (Polish: Zielona granica) is a 2023 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Agnieszka Holland. The film is written by Holland, Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko and Maciej Pisuk and stars an ensemble cast that includes Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Tomasz Włosok, Mohamad Al Rashi, Dalia Naous, Maciej Stuhr and Agata Kulesza. It dramatizes the plight of migrants caught in the Belarus–European Union border crisis.

The film competed for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Special Jury Prize. It received positive reviews from critics but was condemned by Polish government officials and by some segments of the wider Polish nation. It was released in Poland on 22 September by Kino Świat.

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