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Current status - Released
Total runtime - 152 mins.
Release date - 22-09-2023
Release year - 2023
Genres - Drama
Overall ratings and scores for Green Border:
Happiness Score - 7.5/10, World Popularity Score - 19.811/100, IMDB Score - 6.4, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes - 93%, .
Green Border movie has Total Global Votes - 62, Total IMD Votes - 5,690
Green Border Movie Introduction: Movie Green Border, release year 2023 is written by Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland and directed by Agnieszka Holland. The leading star-cast in this movie are Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai along with the other stars and crew members.
Trailers, Clips, Featurettes and Behind the Scenes
Official U.S. Trailer [Subtitled]
'Green Border' with Director Agnieszka Holland | Academy Conversations
Movie overview and plot by Nishanath Satyanarayana
Movie in-short: A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
Movie story-line: 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.
Movie synopsis: A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus.
Highlights - Green Border (2023)
Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $4,140,521.00
Produced by - Metro FilmsBeluga TreeBlick ProductionsMarlene Film ProductionMetro LatodFlightsAstute FilmsCanal+ PolskaMFFČeská televizeEurimagesCzech Film FundCNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français
Produced in - BelgiumCzech RepublicFrancePoland
Available languages - Arabic (العربية), English (English), French (Français), Polish (Polski),
Homepage URL -
Awards won / Nominations - 17 wins & 25 nominations
Certificate(s) - CZ : 12 ES : K-16 FI : 15 IL : 15 IN : 12
Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Green Border (2023)
Lead Actors - Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai
Writer(s) - Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland
Director(s) - Agnieszka Holland
Frequently Asked Questions(FAQ) about Green Border (2023)
What is the release date of Green Border (2023)?
Release date of Green Border (2023) is 22-09-2023.
What is the total runtime of Green Border (2023) in minutes?
Total runtime of Green Border (2023) in minutes is 152 min.
What is the budget consumed to produce Green Border (2023) movie?
The budget consumed to produce Green Border (2023) movie is around $0.00.
How much revenue is expected from movie Green Border (2023)?
Expected revenue from movie movie Green Border (2023) is around $4,140,521.00.
What is the pupularity of Green Border (2023)?
Worldwide pupularity of Green Border (2023) movie is 19.811%.
What is the name of the production company of film Green Border (2023)?
Production company of film Green Border (2023) is/are Metro Films, Beluga Tree, Blick Productions, Marlene Film Production, Metro Lato, dFlights, Astute Films, Canal+ Polska, MFF, Česká televize, Eurimages, Czech Film Fund, CNC Aide aux cinémas du monde - Institut Français, .
Which country the film Green Border (2023) is produced in?
Film production country for the film Green Border (2023) is Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Poland, .
Which language the film Green Border (2023) is produced in?
Film Green Border (2023) is produced in Arabic (العربية), English (English), French (Français), Polish (Polski), language(s).
Which Genre the film Green Border (2023) belongs to?
Movie Green Border (2023) is categorized under Drama genre(s).
Who are the lead actors of the film Green Border (2023)?
Lead actors of the film Green Border (2023) are Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai.
Who is the writer of the film Green Border (2023)?
The writer(s) of the film Green Border (2023) is/are Maciej Pisuk, Gabriela Lazarkiewicz, Agnieszka Holland.
Who is the director of the film Green Border (2023)?
The director(s) of the film Green Border (2023) is/are Agnieszka Holland.
Which awards, nominations and recognitions are won by Green Border (2023) movie?
Movie Green Border (2023) has 17 wins & 25 nominations awards and nomination in it's profile.
What is the story of Green Border (2023) in-short?
Short plot of movie Green Border (2023): A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus..
What is the full story of Green Border (2023) movie?
Full plot of movie Green Border (2023): A family of refugees from Syria, an English teacher from Afghanistan and a border guard all meet on the Polish-Belarusian border during the most recent humanitarian crisis in Belarus..
Where to find full details of Green Border (2023) movie?
You can find the full details of movie Green Border (2023) at https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27722543
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List of full Starcast and crew members of Green Border (2023)
Full Starcast:
Name: Jalal Altawil
Character: Bashir
Name: Maja Ostaszewska
Character: Julia
Name: Behi Djanati Atai
Character: Leila
Name: Tomasz Włosok
Character: Jan
Name: Mohamad Al Rashi
Character: Grandfather
Name: Dalia Naous
Character: Amina
Name: Jaśmina Polak
Character: "Żuku"
Name: Monika Frajczyk
Character: Marta
Name: Maciej Stuhr
Character: Bogdan
Name: Agata Kulesza
Character: Basia
Name: Aboubakr Bensaïhi
Character: Ahmed
Name: Michał Zieliński
Character: Sasza
Name: Joely Mbundu
Character: African woman
Name: Malwina Buss
Character: Kasia
Name: Piotr Stramowski
Character: Maciek
Name: Marta Stalmierska
Character: Ula
Name: Sandra Korzeniak
Character: Doctor at hospital
Name: Magdalena Popławska
Character: Bogdan's wife
Name: Talia Ajjan
Character: Ghalia
Name: Taim Ajjan
Character: Nur
Name: Sebabastian Svaton
Character: Mahir
Name: Piotr Połtowicz
Character: Pilot (voice)
Name: Valentina Sizonenko
Character: Flight attendant
Name: Noah Meskina
Character: Bashir's brother
Name: Jan Aleksandrowicz-Krasko
Character: driver on the airport
Name: Dzianis Tarasenka
Character:
Name: Wojciech Kałużyński
Character: farmer
Name: Alan Al Murtatha
Character: Karim
Name: Perwar Tariq
Character: Hassan
Name: Maciej Stępniak
Character:
Name: Maciej Kosiacki
Character: "Kosa"
Name: Davit Baroyan
Character: refugee in the truck
Name: Tinatin Jabanashvili
Character: woman in the truck
Name: Sebastian Królikowski
Character: polish soldier
Name: Jan Sałasiński
Character: polish soldier
Name: Joecey Mbundu
Character: African
Name: Zuyee Helal
Character: Afghan
Name: Bartosz Picher
Character:
Name: Roman Skorovskyi
Character:
Name: Pavel Gorodnitskij
Character:
Name: Elie Zeitouny
Character: Jamal
Name: Helena Ganjalyan
Character: pregnant Farah
Name: Katarzyna Obidzińska
Character: Ola
Name: Sławomir Holland
Character: Karczewski
Name: Stanisław Cywka
Character: Jacek
Name: Robert Czerwiński
Character: Krzysiek
Name: Marta Ziętkowska
Character: officer Pawelec
Name: Joanna Gonschorek
Character: ginecologist
Name: Mirosław Kropielnicki
Character: Sylwester
Name: Usman Sediqi
Character: boy
Name: Jan Litvinovitch
Character:
Name: Dagmara Brodziak
Character:
Name: Anna Biernacik
Character: Stefka
Name: Maria Złonkiewicz
Character: activist
Name: Nadim Suleiman
Character: translator
Name: Szczepan Kajfasz
Character: medician
Name: Paweł Łukasiewicz
Character: medician
Name: Agnieszka Racka
Character: medician
Name: Mikołaj Łaski
Character: medician
Name: Adel Boubir
Character: refugee
Name: Marcin Osiadacz
Character:
Name: Hanna Turnau
Character:
Name: Tomasz Krzemieniecki
Character:
Name: Oleg Garbuz
Character:
Name: Ewa Wirtwein
Character: old lady on the road
Name: Mateusz Janicki
Character: policeman
Name: Agnieszka Frankel
Character: policewoman
Name: Magdalena Duszak
Character: young policewoman
Name: Michał Wawrykiewicz
Character:
Name: Igor Korus
Character:
Name: Jonathan Louhoua
Character: african teenager
Name: Georges-Anthony Van Keer
Character: african teenager
Name: Gabriel Ossotchenho
Character: african teenager
Name: James Cyiza
Character: african teenager
Name: Ada Cyndler
Character: mother
Name: Mikołaj Cyndler
Character: boy
Name: Grzegorz Gromek
Character: tow truck driver
Name: Grzegorz Grochowski
Character:
Name: Klementyna Lamort De Gail
Character: Bogdan's daughter
Name: Tomasz Jaskowski
Character: Bogdan's son
Name: Milan Šteindler
Character: Jindra
Name: Oksana Cherkashyna
Character: ukrainian refugee
Name: Olena Leonenko
Character: ukrainian refugee
Name: Sergei Berezhko
Character: ukrainian refugee
Name: Marii Berezhko
Character: ukrainian refugee
Name: Veronika Berezhko
Character: ukrainian refugee
Name: Kalina Siudek
Character:
Name: Matylda Stuhr
Character:
Name: Agata Kuśpit
Character:
Name: Julia Zagórska
Character:
Name: Marianna Wierzchosławska
Character:
Crew Members:
Name: Agnieszka Holland
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director
Name: Agnieszka Holland
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-Sieczko
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Maciej Pisuk
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: Tomasz Naumiuk
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Director of Photography
Name: Agnieszka Holland
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: Fred Bernstein
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: Marcin Wierzchosławski
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: Pavel Hrdlička
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor
Name: Roman Dymny
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound
Name: Frédéric Vercheval
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer
Name: Mike Downey
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Jeff Field
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Daniel Bergmann
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Katarzyna Lewińska
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Costume Designer
Name: Kamila Tarabura
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Co-Director
Name: Katarzyna Warzecha
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Co-Director
Name: Aleksandra Leszczyńska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Beata Ryczkowska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Nadim Suleiman
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Zuzanna Malinowska
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Anne-Sophie Puget
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Sylwia Wojdecka
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Adrian Cieszkowski
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Yuliya Novikova
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Assistant Director
Name: Maria Kujawska
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Script
Name: Wojciech Jastrzębski
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Script
Name: Oliwia Warnel
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Script
Name: Paulina Krajnik
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Behi Djanati Atai
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Kadija Leclère
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Mary Melhem
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting
Name: Klementyna Szymańska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Casting Assistant
Name: Jalal Altawil
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Dialogue
Name: Nadim Suleiman
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Dialogue
Name: Jakub Burakiewicz
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Second Unit Director of Photography
Name: Jakub Burakiewicz
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera Operator
Name: Tomasz Naumiuk
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Camera Operator
Name: Konrad Chmielnicki
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Drone Operator
Name: Łukasz Głaszczka
Department: Lighting
Job/Role: Master Lighting Artist
Name: Sebastian Frac
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Grip
Name: Igor Słupecki
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Grip
Name: Mateusz Smereczyński
Department: Production
Job/Role: Data Management Technician
Name: Katarzyna Jędrzejczyk
Department: Art
Job/Role: Set Designer
Name: Krzysztof Waligórski
Department: Art
Job/Role: Props
Name: Jakub Bossowski
Department: Art
Job/Role: Special Props
Name: Wanda Tatucha-Kędzierzawska
Department: Art
Job/Role: Special Props
Name: Marcin Kędzierzawski
Department: Art
Job/Role: Special Props
Name: Piotr Buczek
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Property Master
Name: Filip Pietraszkiewicz
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Property Master
Name: Rafał Ruszkowski
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Property Master
Name: Antoni Jędrzejczyk
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Property Master
Name: Maja Waligórska
Department: Art
Job/Role: Assistant Property Master
Name: Filip Wakuła
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume Designer
Name: Grzegorz Kurtiak
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume Designer
Name: Beata Michalik
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume Designer
Name: Dagmara Chałabis
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Costume Designer
Name: Anna Malarowska
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music Consultant
Name: Monika Graf
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Music Consultant
Name: Roman Dymny
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Sound Editor
Name: Aneta Brzozowska
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Makeup Department Head
Name: Antonina Łazarkiewicz
Department: Costume & Make-Up
Job/Role: Assistant Makeup Artist
Name: Jalal Altawil
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Script Consultant
Name: Nadim Suleiman
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Script Consultant
Name: Wojciech Konkol
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Health and Safety
Name: Aleksandra Widelska
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Medical Consultant
Name: Marcel Długołęcki
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Medical Consultant
Name: Anna Hardasiewicz
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Public Relations
Name: Agata Kubis
Department: Camera
Job/Role: Still Photographer
Name: Tomasz Krzemieniecki
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunt Coordinator
Name: Teodor Tzolov
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Damian Dąmbski
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Mateusz Kuś
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Stanisław Madej
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Krzysztof Krzemieniecki
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Aleksandra Krzemieniecka
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Paweł Kowalski
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Tomasz Lewandowski
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Magdalena Markiewicz
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Stunts
Name: Paweł Włochacz
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Translator
Name: Simon Clare
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Translator
Name: Nadim Suleiman
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Translator
Name: Eyas Almokdad
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Translator
Name: Jagoda Dolińska
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Translator
Name: Marzena Derkowska
Department: Crew
Job/Role: Catering
Name: Konrad Wróblewski
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Manager
Name: Piotr Bogusz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Development Manager
Name: Iwona Polak
Department: Production
Job/Role: Development Manager
Name: Anna Palka
Department: Production
Job/Role: Development Manager
Name: Anna Woźniak
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Coordinator
Name: Ada Maciejowska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Coordinator
Name: Mieszko Poplawski
Department: Production
Job/Role: Production Coordinator
Name: Milena Łazarkiewicz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Assistant Production Manager
Name: Maria Magierowska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Assistant Production Manager
Name: Łukasz Przeorski
Department: Production
Job/Role: Post Production Coordinator
Name: Michał Kanclerski
Department: Production
Job/Role: Post Production Coordinator
Name: Alicja Jagodzińska-Kałkus
Department: Production
Job/Role: Post Production Coordinator
Name: Emir Külal Haznevi
Department: Production
Job/Role: Executive Producer
Name: Maria Blicharska
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Šárka Cimbalová
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Diana Elbaum
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: David Ragonig
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Małgorzata Seck
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Dominika Kulczyk
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Magdalena Ulejczyk
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Anna Spisz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Michał Kosmala
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Marek Kłosowicz
Department: Production
Job/Role: Co-Producer
Name: Katarzyna Strumnik
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer's Assistant
Reviews Section
This is the second film I've seen this week with Tomasz Wlosok. Earlier, he was in Julia von Heinz's tragic-comedy "Treasure" (2024) with a far lighter and fluffier role than he has here, as a Polish border guard. He is part of a team charged with repelling refugees trying to cross into the EU from Belarus. On that front, we are introduced to travellers who have been lulled into thinking their flight from Syria and Afghanistan will be a dawdle. An expensive one, yes, but a straightforward flight to Minsk on a comfortable Turkish aircraft then a bus to Poland thence on to wherever. Sadly, they soon realise that their bought-and-paid-for journey merely inserts them into a game of human table tennis between the military on both sides of a border - only it's coiled barbed wire rather than a net. It doesn't matter what their predicament - injured, pregnant, old, vulnerable - they are systematically robbed, starved and dehydrated. There is some hope for them, though, as Polish activists try to help them and get them on the register for asylum. That, however, requires that they be reported to the police and then to the guard and so we are back with handsome Tomasz ("Jan") again. Their journey is riddled with peril and that's harrowing at times, but somehow not quite so difficult to stomach as the behaviour of the people in uniform bending or breaking the rules from above to ensure a minimum of these people ever made it past the forests of the 250-odd miles of border. Politics plays it's part too - the government of one nation accused of using these people as "live bullets", the other of sowing seeds of dissent within an EU where rising nationalism is polarising societal attitudes. In the end, it is a really rather brutal assessment of human nature at it's worst whilst also illustrating just what lengths decent folks will go to, and the risks they will take, to do what they feel is right. The intensity of the camerawork - especially in the woods, and the audio editing give this an added piquancy that makes their plight all the more terrifying, frustrating and deadly. I didn't quite get the point of the anecdote at the end. I'm not sure that concluding assertion took into consideration the historic cultural and traditional links between neighbouring Poland and Ukraine as distinct from those fleeing from Syria, but it does offer us considerable food for thought on what is the right thing to do without imposing director Holland's personal view too overwhelmingly on the issues faced by countries that might be legitimately concerned about the impact on their nation, economy and culture of large scale migration. It's not an easy film to watch, it's violent and nasty - but compelling.
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