One of the biggest surprises coming out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival was “Border.” The Swedish film has some great talent behind it, with the author behind “Let The Right One In,” John Ajvide Lindqvist, writing the script and filmmaker Ali Abbasi directing. But even still, there was so much mystery surrounding the film, there was hardly any buzz going into Cannes. But then once the film premiered, everything changed.
After winning the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, “Border” is now poised to hit theaters later this year, courtesy of NEON, and in the first trailer, you can see just why everyone has been talking about the film. For those unaware, the film follows a border security agent, Tina, with an incredible sense of smell. Her life is fine, despite the fact that she has a disfigurement that makes her feel as if she’s all alone. However, that all changes when a mysterious man comes through her security gate and instantly catches her eye. From there, the two embark on a journey of discovery for Tina as she figures out why this man seems to know way more about herself than she even does.
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In our review from Cannes, we rave about the film and its underlying message, saying “Border” is “a gripping drama that rests on the strength of its two lead’s performances, the movie’s social and political subtexts make eloquent parallels to the world’s growing antipathy and intolerance for immigrants and refugees.”
As mentioned, NEON is releasing “Border” in select theaters on October 26.
Here’s the official synopsis:
Tina (Eva Melander) is a border guard who has the ability to smell human emotions and catch smugglers. When she comes across a mysterious man with a smell that confounds her detection, she is forced to confront hugely disturbing insights about herself and humankind.