How far will ordinary people go to stop oil drilling and how far will the authorities go to stop them?
A filmmaker gets more than he bargained for when his girlfriend is part of starting one of the most polarising protest movements in recent memory: Just Stop Oil. As irreversible climate tipping points loom and their controversial protests face mounting repression, four activists – Indigo, Mark, Phoebe, and Jane – grapple with the personal cost of action against the existential stakes of inaction.
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“We didn’t just pick a fight with the oil industry. We picked a fight with the government, the police, the courts and the media.”
“immensely powerful... utterly sobering”
“provocative and intriguing... a unique perspective”
“Director Rich Felgate brings an insider closeness to the story whilst retaining enough balance to speak to audiences well beyond the already converted.”
“Intimate and moving in ways I didn’t expect”
We, The Hated
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