SFS Showcase – Green Border by A. Holland
WHEN
- Saturday, 20 April, 1:00 PM
WHERE
- The Projector Golden Mile Tower
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. Refugees are lured to the border by propaganda promising easy passage into 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 refugee family intertwine.
Awards: Winner – Special Jury Prize (2023 Venice Film Festival); Nominee – Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenwriter (2023 European Film Awards)
AGNIESZKA HOLLAND – Film director and scriptwriter, born in Warsaw in 1948. Nominated for the Oscar in 1985 for Angry Harvest, in 1990 for Europa, Europa and 2012 for In Darkness. She also collaborated with her friend Krzysztof Kieslowski on the screenplay of his trilogy, THREE COLOURS (1993).
Agnieszka Holland was awarded Poland’s prestigious Officer’s Cross of the Order of Restitution for her outstanding contribution to Polish culture in 2001 and once again in 2011. In 2002, she received the Special Orzeł (Eagle) Award for her consistent artistic achievement in Poland and abroad.
She has also written or co-written screenplays for films made by other directors and directed plays for Polish television. She was elected chairwoman of the Board of the European Film Academy in 2014 and was elected as its President in 2021.
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