– If it weren’t for the fact that I had to be guided also – or primarily, because I make a film and not into politics – by the calendar of film festivals and at the time when our film was invited to the competition at the Venice festival, what for a film that talks about difficult matters, it is a black and white non-commercial picture, it is actually one chance to become known in the world, perhaps we should wait a few more months so as not to get into the eye of the storm. [Żeby – red.] do not provoke people like Ziobro and make any disgusting, scandalous statements – says Agnieszka Holland in a conversation with Jacek Gądek. Here is a fragment of the conversation:
Agnieszka Holland for Gazeta.pl: “The Green Border” has a “deeply humanitarian message”
At the same time, the director emphasizes that she wanted the Polish audience to be able to see “The Green Border” quickly after its world premiere. Her latest film, which won the Special Jury Prize last Saturday in Venice, will be shown in Polish cinemas from September 22. Holland says:
I really wanted to ensure that there was not only one voice in the public space in Poland, not the voice of the authorities who use all the means at their disposal to propagate, manipulate and lie. Holding a referendum on some completely imaginary topics just to stir up fear of the unknown once again, just to make the voices of those who have no voice and whom politicians do not talk about because it is not profitable – I am now talking about opposition politicians.
– It has always been the creators’ task to show human fate and choices, and that is what this film is about – he adds, emphasizing that it has a “deeply humanitarian message”, and politicians and other haters criticize “The Green Border” even though they could not see the production . Let us recall that the director’s representatives sent a letter to the “Children of the Holocaust” Association. These are the words addressed to Agnieszka Holland published on September 4, 2023 on the X website (formerly Twitter), in which he compared the artist “with propagandists of the Third Reich who showed Poles as bandits and murderers.” Meanwhile, some . – I don’t want to live in a country where people can die because of a film – says the director.
Source: Gazeta
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