“Green Border”, Interview with director Agnieszka Holland

Interview during the 80th edition of Venice International Film Festival with Agnieszka Holland, director of the film in competition “Green Border”. It depicts the difficult and painful situation lived by Syrian and Afghan refugees at the Polish-Bielorrusian border while trying to reach European Union soil.

The director explains to FRED her reasons to make this film and the political commitment behind it, since she wants to make her point against the Polish Government encouraging the abuse and violence inflicted on these refugees. Holland remembers that this is her first entry in Venice competition in decades (last and first was ‘Olivier Olivier’ in 1992).

“Green Border” explains the humanitarian crisis of the Syrian and Afghan refugees from four different perspectives: the own refugees, the guards in the Border Patrol, the volunteers that try to help the victims and the civilian population, divided by the actions taken by the Government.

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