Border

Friday, October 26, 2018 - Tuesday, February 5, 2019

From the writer of Let the Right One In comes the tale of a customs agent who can literally sniff out suspicious border crossers. But when a mysterious male traveler’s odor confounds her, she’s faced with hugely disturbing insights about who she is and what she wants.

Official selection: New York Film Festival; Un Certain Regard Award – Cannes Film Festival



  • Country Sweden/Denmark
  • Running Time 101 minutes
  • Distributor Neon
  • Director Ali Abbasi
  • Writer Ali Abbasi (screenplay), Isabella Eklof (screenplay), John Ajvide Lindqvist (screenplay & short story)
  • Editor Olivia Neergaard-Holm, Anders Skov
  • Cinematographer Nadim Carlsen
  • Cast Eva Melander, Eero Milonoff, Viktor Akerblom

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