How to Blow up a Pipeline
This exciting ecothriller tells the story of a group of youths who plan an attack on an oil pipeline. Xochitl lost her mother to cancer. Michael’s community is facing the consequences of fracking. Theo is ill because as a child she was exposed to radioactivity. Resident Dwayne is caught up in a legal battle with the oil company, that wants to place a pipeline across his land.
This ecothriller catches the eye because of its fantastic cast, thrilling scenes, pulsing electronic music and a strong script, loosely based on an eponymous, non-fictional book. The marvellous editing brings about an intense tempo that will hold you on the edge of your seat.
- direction
- Daniel Goldhaber
- cast
- Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage
- duration
- 103 min
- year
- 2022
- country
- United States of America
- language
- English
- Subtitles
- Dutch
With its strong character work that gets interwoven with a striking story of sabotage, ‘How to Blow Up a Pipeline’ is a riveting tapestry of the plight facing the modern climate justice movement.