Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland is one of the greats. A three-time Academy Award nominee—1990’s “Europa Europa,” 1993’s “Angry Harvest” and the Holocaust drama “In Darkness”— Holland is also known for her celebrated prestige TV work, particularly on the David Simon series’ “The Wire,” and “Treme” and shows like “The Killing,” and “House Of Cards.” But her best-known feature work has always leaned towards social justice and socially-conscious dramas, which brings us to her latest, “Green Border,” an bracing portrait of Europe’s refugee crisis that has been hailed as a “humanitarian masterpiece.”

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Our review of the film described “Green Border” as “devastating” and “nightmarish.” “Holland has made a righteous, masterful work, arguably her best since ‘Europa Europa,’ but it’s not for the faint of heart or those inclined to turn a blind eye to suffering,” our review wrote.

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A family of Syrian refugees and an English teacher from Afghanistan receive about five minutes of joy in veteran Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland’s otherwise grim and harrowing refugee drama, “Green Border.” As they land in a plane to Belarus, hoping to cross into Poland and eventually Sweden for asylum where refugee status awaits, their eyes beam with optimism as a new land of promise reflects on their smiling faces.

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If you’re searching for a filmmaker who has seen every part of the industry for over forty years, look no further than Agnieszka Holland. She shot films and TV movies in her native Poland during the Cold War. She directed a classic Oscar-nominated drama, “Europa Europa.” She worked on studio films in the ’90s and ’00s (including Leonardo DiCaprio‘s one gay role, “Total Eclipse“).

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In a climate where the leader of the free world habitually presents lies as facts on an almost daily basis, attacks any criticism as “fake news,” demonstrates open hostility to the media, while currying favor with fringe organizations that push his agenda, fighting for the values of truth in reporting seems like a Sisyphean struggle. While the battle for the necessity of clear-eyed journalism has never seemed more fraught, Agnieszka Holland’s no-nonsense “Mr.

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Polish film and television director and screenwriter Agnieszka Holland is a journeywoman. Beginning her career as an assistant to directors Krzysztof Zanussi and Andrzej Wajda, at 71, the underrated filmmaker has really done it all. In the early aughts, her no-nonsense style of directing and visual storytelling got her TV jobs on “The Wire” and that lead to a lot of consistent and constant work on American TV shows—”The Killing,” “Treme,” “House Of Cards,” “The Affair” and dozens of other shows.

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Wild is used frequently to describe films, but usually for the sort of wildness befitting a toddler – loud, frenetic, unreflective. Rarer are films, like “Spoor,” that channel a deeper form of wild, the wildness of the teeming natural world that humans can never truly tame, the entropic life force forever lurking at the margins of human society and threatening to pull it apart at the seams like weeds breaking through pavement.

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Amber Heard has had a rocky year or so. In the fall of 2015, her latest film, “London Fields,” was yanked from the Toronto International Film Festival amid an acrimonious legal battle, and that was soon followed by her very public split with Johnny Depp. But the actress is returning to the screen later this year in the big-budget “Justice League,” her first role in the comic-book universe that will be expanded in next year’s “Aquaman.” And now she’s adding an intriguing thriller to her plate.

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Agnieszka Holland, the filmmaker behind “Europa Europa” and “The Secret Garden,” might be a director you keep at your cinephile fingerprints, but she’s been quietly helming episodes of your favorite TV shows for years. “The Wire,” “The Killing,” “Treme,” and “House Of Cards” have all benefitted from from her talents, but now Holland’s headed to the Berlin Film Festival with her first feature in six years.

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The Best And Worst Of 'House Of Cards' Season 3

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Sam Raimi Headed To 'The Outpost' & Agnieszka Holland To Direct Episodes Of 'House Of Cards'

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Marc Webb, Scott Cooper, Joe Carnahan, Sarah Polley, Agnieszka Holland & More Line Up New Projects

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Review: Agnieszka Holland's Historical Czech Epic 'Burning Bush' Is An Effective & Galvanizing Drama

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Watch: First Trailer For NBC's 'Rosemary's Baby' Miniseries Starring Zoe Saldana

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Agnieszka Holland To Direct 'Rosemary's Baby' Miniseries; Dexter Fletcher To Helm Queen Film Starring Ben Whishaw

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NYFF Review: Agnieszka Holland's 3-Part HBO Mini-Series 'Burning Bush'

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New Images From 'Under The Skin,' 'Nebraska' & More Movies Headed To Telluride

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