HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE

Parallel to the sabotage that’s unfolding, the film shows flashbacks showing how and why this unusual crew of activists chose to resort to these controversial means to fight climate change. In this way, the film provides absorbing and highly believable character studies.

There is a Scandinavian connection too, as Norwegian actress Kristine Frøseth plays one of the lead roles, and How to Blow Up a Pipeline is loosely based on the book of the same name by Swedish academic Andreas Malm. Conjuring up an action-packed thriller out of a book on political theory may sound like an impossible task, but director Daniel Goldhaber has delivered the goods, making one of the best heist films in years.

About the director
Daniel Goldhaber studied at Harvard before becoming a filmmaker. After making a couple of short films, the acclaimed feature film debut came in 2018 with Cam. Goldhaber's second feature How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2022) premiered at the Toronto Film Festival. It has both been nominated for and won several awards at other international film festivals.