The read
A Balasaur Score of 77 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, Metacritic 90/100. Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 84% of the 6,685 2020s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 32m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
Critics rate it 26 points higher than audiences do.
130 audience votes
Key crew
- Frédéric VerchevalOriginal Music Composer
- Agnieszka HollandDirector
- Agnieszka HollandScreenplay
- Gabriela Łazarkiewicz-SieczkoScreenplay
- Maciej PisukScreenplay
Cast
- Jalal AltawilBashir
- Maja OstaszewskaJulia
- Behi Djanati AtaiLeila
- Tomasz WłosokJan
- Mohamad Al RashiGrandfather
- Dalia NaousAmina
- Jaśmina Polak'Żuku'
- Monika FrajczykMarta
- Maciej StuhrBogdan
- Agata KuleszaBasia
- Aboubakr BensaïhiAhmed
- Michał ZielińskiSasza
