
InApril2019,ExtinctionRebellionblocksstrategictrafficpointsinLondonfordays,leadingtothearrestofhundredsofnonviolentprotesters.Rebellionworks,respondsinternationalclimatelawyerFarhanaYamin,seemingalmostsurprisedwhenthegovernmentagreestotheirdemandtodeclareaclimateemergency.<br/> FordecadesshehasbeenattheheartoftheUN,fightingforclimatejustice,butisdisillusionedwiththeprogressmade.That'swhyshehasnowjoinedthisnewmovement,whichisholdinggovernmentsaccountablefortheirinactionontheclimatecrisis.Throughcivildisobedienceanddisruptingthestatusquo,themovementunderlinestheurgentneedforradicalchange.<br/> Yaminisoneoftheactiviststhefilmfollowscloselyfromthemovement’slaunchin2018.Ininterviews,groupmembersrevealtheirmotivationsforparticipatingandlookbackontheiractionsandtheresponsestothem.Wealsowitnesssomeheatedconflicts,suchaswhenoneofthefoundersclasheswithhisdaughteraftershedemandsmoreattentionfortheopinionofyoungpeoplewithinthemovement.