![]() ![]() Theo and Xochitl convince Theo's skeptical girlfriend, Alisha, and a number of other individuals, to plot an act of environmental terrorism. Theo is diagnosed with terminal cancer caused by the pollution, adding a sense of urgency to their cause. Frustrated by the slow progress of their campus divestment campaign, Xochitl expresses a desire for more radical environmental action. Xochitl's mother dies during a "freak heat wave" in a city plagued by pollution from oil refineries. In Long Beach, California, Xochitl and her friend Theo witness the devastating effects of climate change. A young woman, Xochitl, cuts the tires of an SUV and leaves a bright yellow one-page manifesto left on the window. However, a few critics expressed concerns regarding the perceived promotion of terrorism and violence in the film's narrative. Receiving generally favorable reviews from critics, the film was praised for its eco-thriller premise, its exploration of moral and psychological challenges, the complexity of its antiheroes, and its ability to ignite a sense of urgency in activism. The film premiered on September 10, 2022, at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on April 7, 2023. The production of the film spanned 19 months, from conception to completion, with principal photography taking place in New Mexico. It explores themes such as the moral consequences of decision-making, the validity of extreme actions in addressing the climate crisis, the question of terrorism, and the use of property damage and sabotage as activist tactics. Set primarily in West Texas, the film follows a fictional group of eight young individuals who decide to blow up an oil pipeline at two key locations. The film stars Barer, Kristine Froseth, Lukas Gage, Forrest Goodluck, Sasha Lane, Jayme Lawson, Marcus Scribner, Jake Weary and Irene Bedard. Malm's nonfiction work examines the history of social justice movements and argues for property destruction as a valid tactic in the pursuit of environmental justice. It relies on ideas advanced in Andreas Malm's 2021 book of the same name, published by Verso Books. The website's critical consensus reads, "Sensitive but not insightful, Fragments pieces an ensemble together in the same way Crash did but without the gravitas.How to Blow Up a Pipeline is a 2022 American environmentalist action-thriller film directed by Daniel Goldhaber, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ariela Barer and Jordan Sjol. By comparison, with the same opinions being calculated using a weighted arithmetic mean, the score achieved is 4,7/10. In the United States' review aggregator, the Rotten Tomatoes, in the score where the site staff categorizes the opinions of independent media and mainstream media only positive or negative, the film has an approval rating of 45% calculated based on 31 critics reviews. ![]() Nick Farrell as swag bystander's wife and son.The film shows the aftermath as these five traumatized people struggle to regain their trust in the ordinary world. Annie and Jimmy retreat under a table as a suicidal gunman shoots several people (including Annie's father) and then himself. While in a restaurant, Carla Davenport, the restaurant cashier Charlie Archenault, a driving-school teacher Bruce Laraby, an emergency room physician Annie Hagen, her father, and her best friend, Jimmy Jasperson suddenly hear gunshots. It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions Group in the United States on August 4, 2009, as Fragments. It is an adaptation of Roy Freirich's novel Winged Creatures. Winged Creatures (released as Fragments on DVD) is a 2008 psychological drama directed by Rowan Woods and starring Kate Beckinsale, Dakota Fanning, Josh Hutcherson, Guy Pearce, Forest Whitaker, Jennifer Hudson, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeanne Tripplehorn and Embeth Davidtz. ![]()
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