The Animal People

The Animal People

A chilling portrait of what happens when activism rattles the institutions of power.

NR 2019 · 97 min · ★ 6.9 · Documentary

An unprecedented journey inside a radical animal rights campaign that shook multinational corporations to their core and led to the first-ever indictment of six young American activists for terrorism.

Directed by Denis Hennelly

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