Artists / filmmakers Ben Russell and Guillaume Cailleau pitched their tents for two years at ZAD (zone à défendre), the now-famous occupation in Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France, near Nantes. Farmers, anarchists and other activists have been fighting against the construction of an airport for years, and, on the occasion of several eviction attempts, have been subjected to impressive acts of violence. In 41 long takes, a stunning 216-minute challenge, this utopia develops into a fully-fledged alternative to a society where 'community' and 'living together' are gradually proving to be hollow words. By comprehensively foregrounding the daily life of the occupation, Russell and Cailleau raise the legitimate question of what exactly 'direct action', in a sustained struggle against the far-right of political power, can or should be.
