Direct Action - English subtitled
Documentary about one of the most radical activist communities in France: a 150-strong collective of activists, squatters, anarchists and farmers who are labelled ‘eco-terrorists’ by the French government.
Direct action is a tactical strategy of protest that seeks to achieve an end directly and by the most effective means. This documentary offers a portrait of one of the most high-profile militant activist communities in France: a rural collective that successfully resisted an international airport expansion project in 2018, created an autonomous zone between 2012 and 2018, survived multiple violent eviction attempts by the French state and spawned a new ecological movement in 2021.
Using a collaborative and immersive observational approach, the film documents the everyday lives of the members of this community. Can the success of a radical protest movement offer a path through the climate crisis? (source: www.berlinale.de)