Film director Agnieszka Holland is demanding an apology from Poland's justice minister after he compared her latest film to Nazi propaganda.
Director Agnieszka Holland poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film 'Green Border' during the 80th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023. , which explores the migration crisis at the Poland-Belarus border, to Nazi propaganda.
It also looks critically at the way Poland's security services pushed back migrants who were lured to the border by Belarus, an ally of Russia. Holland noted in a statement that Ziobro, who serves as prosecutor general as well as justice minster, commented on her film without having seen it and that she believed his words amounted to defamation, calling them “despicable.”
“In our country, which experienced death, cruelty and the suffering of millions during World War II, a comparison to the perpetrators of these events is extremely painful and requires an appropriate response,” Holland said.
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