# How to Blow Up a Pipeline (2023) - **Summary**: "How to Blow Up a Pipeline" is set primarily in West Texas and follows a fictional group of eight young individuals who decide to blow up an oil pipeline at two key locations. The film delves into the moral validity of extreme actions in addressing the climate crisis, raising questions about terrorism, and the use of property damage and sabotage as activist tactics. The production of the film spanned 19 months, from conception to completion, with principal photography taking place in New Mexico. 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​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Blow_Up_a_Pipeline_(film))​. - **Director**: Daniel Goldhaber​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Blow_Up_a_Pipeline_(film)#:~:text=Directed%20by)​. - **Genre**: Action-Thriller​[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_to_Blow_Up_a_Pipeline_(film))​. - **IMDB**: [IMDb page for How to Blow Up a Pipeline](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21440780/)​[](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21440780/#:~:text=,to%20disrupt%20an%20oil%20pipeline)​.​