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When the local council approves a coal mine, teenage environmentalist Emily Philips leads a protest to the town hall. Encountering police she decides to make a break for it and lock herself to the entrance, firing up her fellow activists. ...See moreWhen the local council approves a coal mine, teenage environmentalist Emily Philips leads a protest to the town hall. Encountering police she decides to make a break for it and lock herself to the entrance, firing up her fellow activists. It's a short lived victory though as riot police turn up and aggressively arrest everyone. Emily is then charged and tried experiencing first hand the ramifications of new protest laws, forcing her to make a decision - stop fighting for the planet or carry on and risk her liberty. Direct Action gives a first person perspective of the adrenaline, fear and courage required to put yourself on the line for something you believe in and, in an increasingly authoritarian landscape, the legal consequences for doing so.See less