Hranice: A Compelling Refugee Drama with Historical Variations

Hranice: A Compelling Refugee Drama with Historical Variations

Title: “Bratři: A Historical Variation of Uprooted Drama Lacks Emotional ⁣Impact” Date: October 25, 2023 In just a week after the ‍premiere of the contemporary ​refugee​ drama “Hranice,” it seems that some of its scenes are returning in different, this time historical variations. Once again, the characters struggle through ⁢a freezing night forest⁢ full of … Read more

Actor Milan Šteindler on Agnieszka Holland’s Film Hranice and Poland’s Political Struggle: An Interview with Insights on Divided Society, Directorial Efforts, and Personal Journey

Actor Milan Šteindler on Agnieszka Holland’s Film Hranice and Poland’s Political Struggle: An Interview with Insights on Divided Society, Directorial Efforts, and Personal Journey

“It is unacceptable for me that someone abuses Agnieszka Holland’s film, which actually calls for humanity, in a political struggle and calls it Nazi propaganda. This is something I don’t understand, especially in Poland,” reacts actor and director Milan Šteindler to the fact , that the film Hranice, in which he also plays, has become … Read more

Controversial Film Bordergate: Condemnation and Censorship in Polish Club Cinemas

Controversial Film Bordergate: Condemnation and Censorship in Polish Club Cinemas

In Polish club cinemas, viewers will see a spot about border guards prepared by the Ministry of the Interior before the new film by director Agnieszka Hollandová. His deputy Blažej Pobožy announced this on Thursday. Holland’s film called Border tells about the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. Although he won a prize at the … Read more

Agnieszka Holland succeeded in Venice. She received an award for a film about refugees

Agnieszka Holland succeeded in Venice.  She received an award for a film about refugees

Polish director Agnieszka Hollandová won the special prize of the jury at the Venice festival this Saturday evening for the film Hranice, which was co-produced in the Czech Republic. It tells about the situation of refugees on the Belarusian-Polish border and caused a stir in Poland, where shortly before the elections, the Minister of Justice … Read more