An intimate portrait of Just Stop Oil protestors asks what it really costs to take a stand in a supposedly democratic society.
Told through the lives and motivations of those on the frontline, We, the Hated turns its camera on the people behind one of the most polarising protest movements in recent memory. What emerges goes deeper than placards and roadblocks: these are individuals who have weighed up the personal consequences of action against the existential stakes of inaction.
With fossil fuels driving both the climate crisis and global conflict, and governments increasingly cracking down on dissent, the film raises urgent questions about protest, power and what democracy actually means in practice. Director Rich Felgate, who is in a relationship with one of Just Stop Oil's co-founders, brings an insider closeness to the story whilst retaining enough balance to speak to audiences well beyond the already converted.
We will be joined by director Rich Felgate for a Q&A after the screening.
Documentary
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Director Rich Felgate
Year 2026
Duration
1h 29m
Language English