The Borderline Collection
Borderline is a collection of six creative documentary films set on six intriguing borders that surround and divide the European continent. By following the footsteps of people who encounter these frontiers on a daily basis, Borderline explores the significance of borders while addressing the common challenges and issues of our contemporary society.
A border connects and separates at the same time, and the diverse layered contrasts and similarities on each side provide the ideal breeding ground for relevant and interesting stories. What are its functions, what is kept in and out? Seven talented European filmmakers delve into the daily reality of six intriguing border regions at the end of Fortress Europe, sharing stories that are inextricably linked to today’s complex history of Europe in general, the people who live there and their origins in particular.
A major international co-production, Borderline wants to contribute to a new understanding of borders, the relativity of our freedom, cultural and national identities, and to generate new and critical perspectives on European society and its future.
From forgotten borders separating communities and families with the Schengen fence to invisible borders hidden deep in the sea, to utopian borders where a new micronation is being established, the six episodes represent the social, cultural and geographical diversity of the continent, but also reveal the common social and political challenges that we all face today and that will have a significant impact on our future.
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Movie + 20 extrasThe Wire
Movie + 20 extras
The beautiful Kupa river runs along the border between Croatia and Slovenia. Residents of the two countries have lived as neighbours for generations, with mixed families on either side.
There are many bridges across the river, but today nobody can cross these bridges. Both Croatia and Slovenia ...
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Movie + 14 extrasFour Seasons in a Day
Movie + 14 extras
Each day, the Carlingford ferry transports people over the border between Northern-Ireland and Ireland, whilst the debate over Brexit rages. Staying or remaining, both options prompt big question marks about the future. The short journey over the wide sea brings different thoughts and reflections...
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Movie + 14 extrasRadji
Movie + 14 extras
In the northernmost part of Sweden and Norway, a conflict over land and borders seems to be eternally ongoing. Simon and Beatrice Marainen and their three kids are a part of an indigenous Sami semi-nomadic community of reindeer herders, that have traditionally always moved freely across northern ...
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Movie + 17 extrasBefore They Meet
Movie + 17 extras
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Kaliningrad became a Russian exclave, completely surrounded by the European Union. The region has a beautiful natural environment, with a long peninsula between the Baltic Sea and the huge Curonian Lagoon. Although the birds and other animals freely and int...
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Movie + 19 extrasWhere the World Ends
Movie + 19 extras
One hour drive from Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital, everyone has to pass a strict border control, when leaving the “Free West” towards Belarus, “the last dictatorship in Europe”. Crossing this border is a time consuming and almost absurd performance. However, there are people who are confronted ...
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Movie + 15 extrasLiberland
Movie + 15 extras
At the border between Serbia and Croatia, a region where the bloody Yugoslav War is still resonating, there is a heap of sand in the Danube that someone wants to turn into a new nation: Liberland. This micro-nation was founded in 2015 by a Czech politician who claims to have planted his flag on t...