Bidder 70 (2012)
Directed by Beth Gage / George Gage
Sub-Genres - Biography, Social Issues |
Release Date - May 17, 2013 (USA - Limited) |
Run Time - 70 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Jason Buchanan
A cautionary yet inspirational tale of civil disobedience, Bidder 70 offers a fascinating look at the clash between activism and modern politics by detailing the grueling legal struggle endured by Tim DeChristopher, who spent two years in prison for bidding $1.7 million for 22 acres of land in Utah at a controversial Bureau of Land Management Oil and Gas lease auction, though he had no intentions of paying. A University of Utah economics student at the time, DeChristopher put his future on the line to block plans by gas-industry power players to drill on the land, signaling the beginning of a five-year legal battle that encouraged a national dialogue on the topic of environmental preservation.
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activism, auction, civil-disobedience, prison