Green Border (HKIFF48) (COPY)
Genre
SPECIAL PROGRAMME
Release Date
4 Apr 2024 (Thu)
Category
--- (HK), ---(Macau)
Running Time
152 Minutes
Language
Polish, Arabic, English, French
Subtitle
Chinese and English
Director
Agnieszka Holland
Cast
Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai
Synopsis
Holland’s profound, harrowing drama about the grim fate of migrants stuck at the Polish-Belarusian border has a vital bearing on what is happening around the world. Shot in sombre black and white, it spares the mercy of aesthetic distance on unbearable violence and horror, while its dynamic camera offers unsentimental yet empathetic documentary-style authenticity to the struggle of refugees. Denounced by officials as ‘anti-Polish,’ Holland’s Venice Special Jury Prize winner gives a voice to those entangled in the crisis – refugees, border guards and activists – and never loses hope in humanity.
Holland’s profound, harrowing drama about the grim fate of migrants stuck at the Polish-Belarusian border has a vital bearing on what is happening around the world. Shot in sombre black and white, it spares the mercy of aesthetic distance on unbearable violence and horror, while its dynamic camera offers unsentimental yet empathetic documentary-style authenticity to the struggle of refugees. Denounced by officials as ‘anti-Polish,’ Holland’s Venice Special Jury Prize winner gives a voice to those entangled in the crisis – refugees, border guards and activists – and never loses hope in humanity.
