We recently welcomed director Agnieszka Holland, cinematographer Tomasz Naumiuk, and cast members Behi Djanati Atai and Joely Mbundu to NYFF61 for the U.S. premiere of Green Border where they discussed the refugee crisis, shooting in black and white, and more. The conversation was moderated by FLC Senior Director of Programming Florence Almozini.
In Green Border, a Syrian family leaves the violence of their country behind, hoping to cross from Belarus into Poland and then onto the safe haven of Sweden. But, like so many lost souls, they end up caught in a political maelstrom, demonized by the Polish government and press and used as pawns in an inhumane, deadly border game. This harrowing, urgent drama from the veteran Polish director Agnieszka Holland (Europa Europa; Spoor, NYFF55) constructs an intricate account of the contemporary global humanitarian crisis, expanding out to encompass the interconnected lives of security patrol officers, activist lawyers, and civilians who put themselves on the line for strangers. With her sobering and sometimes shocking new film, Holland reaffirms both her unyielding commitment to political filmmaking and the ability of immersive storytelling to illuminate the darkest corners of the world.
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