Tue 26 March 2024

Students’ Choice Introduction: Green Border

Students’ Choice is a competition of three films with a wide variety of themes and genres. Each year, a student jury from Leiden University delves into the festival programme for the selection of the nominated films.

Prior to screening Students’ Choice jurors Timo van Daal and Jop Emonts will elaborate on their selection of Green Border and give an introduction to the film.

Language: English

Green Border

Agnieszka Holland, 152 minutes

Subtitles EN

Poignant drama about the horrors refugees face in the forests between Belarus and Poland. We follow, among others, a Syrian family trying to flee into the EU and a Polish border guard having qualms about the brutal treatment of refugees. The film caused a right-wing backlash in Poland. In the treacherous and swampy Bia...

Speakers

Timo Van Daal

guest

Jop Emonts