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Everybody to Kenmure Street

2026 · 98 min

A tense, rousing documentary that immerses you in a spontaneous act of collective courage, leaving you moved and hopeful.

Directed by: Felipe Bustos Sierra
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Dickie, Keira Lucchesi

Overview: In May 2021, a UK Home Office dawn raid triggers one of the most spontaneous and successful acts of civil resistance in recent memory. In Pollokshields, Scotland’s most diverse neighbourhood, hundreds of residents rush to the streets to stop the deportation of their neighbours.

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Directed by: Felipe Bustos Sierra
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Emma Thompson, Kate Dickie, Keira Lucchesi

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: immigration
rebellion
justice
class
race
Places: big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: documentary
true story
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	6
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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