Agnieszka Holland announces a lawsuit against Ziobro

“Zbigniew Ziobro’s post clearly violates my personal rights and constitutes defamation. I cannot remain indifferent to such an open attack by a person who holds the very important constitutional job of Minister of Justice and Prosecutor General of Poland,” Agnieszka Holland wrote.

At the same time, the artist points out, Zbigniew Ziobro’s attack happened before the premiere of the film, so he didn’t have a chance to watch it.

The letter stated that the director expected Zbigniew Ziobro to publish a proper statement apologizing for his words and to pay him the sum of 50 thousand. PLN of the Children of the Holocaust Association. If this did not happen within seven days, Agnieszka Holland announced that she would go to court.

Zbigniew Ziobro compared Agnieszka Holland’s film to propaganda of the Third Reich

It concerns the entry of the Minister of Justice, in which he states that the Third Reich once produced propaganda films against the Poles, and today their role is filled by Agnieszka Holland.

The post refers to the director’s latest film “Green Borders”, which revolves around the crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border. The film had its world premiere on September 5 at the Venice International Film Festival, where it received a standing ovation.