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VENICE COMPETITION - WORLD PREMIERE
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GREEN BORDER
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by Agnieszka Holland
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2023 - Poland/France/Czech Republic/Belgium - Drama - 147 min
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with Jalal Altawil, Maja Ostaszewska, Behi Djanati Atai, Mohamad Al Rashi, Tomasz Włosok
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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.
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.
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Screenings:
TUE 5 SEP 08:30 Sala Grande P&I
TUE 5 SEP 11:00 Sala Darsena P&I
TUE 5 SEP 16:15 Sala Grande World Premiere
TUE 5 SEP 22:00 PalaBiennale Public
WED 6 SEP 08:00 PalaBiennale Public
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VENICE HORIZONS - WORLD PREMIERE
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EXPLANATION FOR EVERYTHING
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by Gábor Reisz
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2023 - Hungary/Slovakia - Drama - 152 min
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with Gáspár Adonyi-Walsh, István Znamenák, András Rusznák, Rebeka Hatházi, Lilla Kizlinger
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It's summer in Budapest, high school student Abel is struggling to focus on his final exams, whilst coming to the realisation that he is hopelessly in love with his best friend Janka. The studious Janka has her own unrequited love with married history teacher Jakab - who had a previous confrontation with Abel's conservative father. The tensions of a polarised society come unexpectedly to the surface when Abel's history graduation exam turns into a national scandal.
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Screenings:
THU 31 AUG 19:00 Sala Casino P&I
THU 31 AUG 21:30 Sala Pasinetti P&I
FRI 1 SEP 14:00 Sala Darsena World Premiere
SAT 2 SEP 14:00 PalaBiennale Public
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