Documentary follows Just Stop Oil protesters facing abuse and arrest
“We, the Hated” follows Just Stop Oil protesters as they block roads and face abuse and physical attacks from angry drivers. The documentary shows the tension between activists’ claim that disruption is needed to confront the climate crisis and critics’ argument that their tactics alienate the public.
Filmmaker Rich Felgate records protests involving road blockades, people locking themselves together and the 2022 tomato-soup attack on Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”. Some activists are arrested and jailed, receiving what the article describes as the longest prison sentences in England for non-violent protest. The group sees Labour’s 2024 pledge to issue no new oil and gas licences as a victory; the film opens in UK cinemas on 30 October.
In short
- A documentary follows Just Stop Oil protests and public backlash.
- Activists face abuse, assaults, arrests and prison sentences.
- The film reaches UK cinemas on 30 October.
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Originally published by The Guardian as “We, the Hated review – standing up to be abused: behind the scenes with Just Stop Oil”.