Sweden’s official entry to this year’s Academy Awards, and winner of Un Certain Regard at Cannes. Based on a magical-realist story by 'Let the Right One In' author John Ajvide Lindqvist, and directed by Iranian filmmaker Ali Abbasi. "Just when you think you’ve seen it all, along comes Border. A thematically rich and deeply strange blend of romantic drama, magical-realist fantasy, and crime thriller." - AV Club
"The refreshingly offbeat, sturdily handled "Border" is not just unlikely to resemble any of its subtitled competition but also anything else you'll see this year." - Los Angeles Times
"A deeply odd film that refuses to conform to familiar story structure, opting instead to test the permeability of the various membranes that separate some aspects of the world from others: Good from evil. Revenge from forgiveness. History from myth. Male from female. Human from monster." - NPR
"An exciting, intelligent mix of romance, Nordic noir, social realism, and supernatural horror that defies and subverts genre conventions." - Variety
"The weird and wonderful gothic tale behaves like David Cronenberg's misbegotten son. Abbasi's film requires the audience to navigate past layers of repulsiveness before you recognize that what you are seeing is an abstract form of beauty." - The Victoria Advocate
SUMMARY: Swedish customs officer Tina is known for her extraordinary sense of smell. It's almost as if she can sniff out the guilt on anyone hiding something. But when Vore, a suspicious-looking man, walks past her, her abilities are challenged for the first time ever. Tina can sense Vore is hiding something she can't identify. Even worse, she feels a strange attraction to him. As Tina develops a special bond with Vore and discovers his true identity, she also realizes the truth about herself. Tina, like Vore, does not belong to this world. Her entire existence has been one big lie and now she has to choose: keep living the lie or embrace Vore's terrifying revelations. Rated R (for some sexual content, graphic nudity, crime thriller themes including child trafficking).
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