Green Border (15)

★★★★★ This astounding refugee drama, which gives a voice to the voiceless, should be required viewing for all. ~ Evening Standard.

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30 years after "Europa Europa," three-time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland's poignant new feature opens our eyes, speaks to the heart, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.

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.

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★★★★★ Agnieszka Holland’s devastating refugee epic reverberates with deep empathy and quiet fury. ~ Time Out.

★★★★★ A muscular, urgent dramatisation of the refugee crisis, Holland’s powerful depiction of border-crossing has angered Polish authorities and refugee agencies in equal measure. ~ The Irish Times.

★★★★★ The ironic use of stark black-and-white adds to the film's power, forcing us to confront the fact that this isn't some atrocity in Europe's dark and murky past, but an ongoing humanitarian crisis, happening right now. ~ The Scotsman.

★★★★ ~ Little White Lies.

★★★★ ~ Financial Times.

★★★★ ~ The Guardian.