Border (2018)

Border (2018)

Swedish folklore and a thrilling script

7.4

Movie

Belgium, Denmark
Swedish
Crime, Drama, Fantasy
2018
ALI ABBASI
Andreas Kundler, Ann Petrén, Eero Milonoff
110 min

What it's about

When a border guard with a sixth sense for identifying smugglers encounters the first person she cannot prove is guilty, she is forced to confront terrifying revelations about herself and humankind.

The take

If you like: weird movies and / or Scandinavian mythology, this movie is for you. It's about unusual looking border agent with super-human abilities (such as smelling fear and shame) who meets someone like her for the first time There is a big revelation in Border that I can't share but while this movie was directed by an Iranian (Ali Abbasi), it's deeply rooted in Swedish folklore. Themes of identity, gender, and otherness intersect through a thrilling script and beautifully-shot nature scenes.

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