Credits

Director: Agnieszka Holland

Synopsis

In the treacherous and swampy forests that make up the 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 an escalating geopolitical stand-off. Thirty years after Europa Europa, three-time Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland brings an unflinching depiction of the migrant crisis with a masterful eye for realism and deep compassion in this blistering critique of a humanitarian calamity that continues to unfold.