How to Blow Up a Pipeline

2022, 1h 44min, Action, Crime, Drama

Directors: Daniel Goldhaber

Stars: Ariela Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage

Eight young people from across the United States come together in West Texas to sabotage a major oil pipeline as an act of climate protest. Each brings a different background and personal reason for risking arrest, from illness linked to refinery pollution to anger at stolen land and economic hardship. As they mix homemade explosives, scout the site, and clash over strategy, the story plays like a tense, stripped-down heist thriller. The camera stays close to sweat, arguments, and small mistakes, creating a raw, anxious mood while raising urgent questions about how far ordinary people might go when peaceful protests feel powerless.