Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland’s award-winning “Green Border” offers a broad, eye-opening view of the immigrant crisis as it erupted on Poland’s border with Belarus, an ally of Russia.

“Green Border” also examines the everyday instances of cowardice and fear that perpetuate this migrant crisis. It’s the farmer who shows Leila kindness but then reports her to the cops.

"Green Border" is the new movie by the veteran director Agnieszka Holland. It tells the story of a refugee family trying to escape to Western Europe, and of the people who try to help and stop them.

Green Border Not rated. In Polish, with subtitles. Running time: 2 hour 32 minutes. In theaters. Green Border. NYT Critic’s Pick. Find Tickets.

The third section of “Green Border” centers on a Polish therapist (Maja Ostaszewska, a marvel) who lost her husband to COVID in the pandemic’s first year.

A still from director Agnieszka Holland's film "Green Border." (Agata Kubis/Kino Lorber) The 75-year-old Holland is no stranger to finding unexpected shades of grim material.