U.S. distributor Kino Lorber has released a new-look trailer for Agnieszka Holland’s new film Green Border which has already been a huge hit on the festival circuit.
The film made its World Premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where it won seven awards including the Special Jury Prize, and was an official selection of TIFF, New York Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam, and AFI Fest.
The synopsis is as follows:
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 are lured by government propaganda promising easy passage to the European Union. Unable to cross into Europe and unable to turn back, they find themselves trapped in a rapidly escalating geopolitical stand-off. An unflinching depiction of the migrant crisis captured in stark black-and-white, this riveting film explores the intractable issue from multiple perspectives: a Syrian family fleeing ISIS caught between cruel border guards in both countries; young guards instructed to brutalize and reject the migrants; and activists who aid the refugees at great personal risk.
Green Border is awaiting a UK release but will arrive on U.S. shores in June. Here’s the new trailer.
