Queensland Premiere.
In the treacherous forests that make up the so called “green border” between Belarus and Poland, refugees from the Middle East and Africa try to reach the European Union.
Unwittingly trapped in a political game cynically engineered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko to provoke the European powers. 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.
30 years after Europa Europa, three-time Oscar Nominee Agnieszka Holland’s poignant new feature Green Border opens our eyes, speaks to the heart, and challenges us to reflect on the moral choices that fall to ordinary people every day.
Cast: Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai.
We are pleased to present the Short Film, Of His Own, prior to the feature screening.
