Grasp The Nettle 2013 DOCU 720p Webrip agitdoc

Grasp the Nettle follows the exploits of a ragtag band of land rights activists in London as they struggle against corporations, government, police - and themselves - in their efforts to create alternative communities outside the framework of consumer society.

When an eco-village pops up on a piece of disused land in West London , film-maker Dean Puckett (The Crisis of Civilization) gives up everything - his flat, job and normal life - to live among its eclectic inhabitants in an effort to understand what makes them tick. Before he knows it, he is pulled into an epic, Inspiring and at times harrowing journey of discovery, as he follows the villagers from the suburbs to the heart of London outside the Palace of Westminster, where they occupy Parliament Square. Their ranks swelled by the homeless, the visionaries and eccentrics of the new-found Democracy Village clash with authority, and each other, as they grapple with how to balance their ideals of freedom with the increasing chaos.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2354572/
http://graspthenettlefilm.com

"a vital grassroots documentary which grapples unflinchingly with activism and protest in austerity Britain" - Leeds Film Fest
"A powerful Film" - Guardian
"Fascinating and hugely uplifting" **** - ViewLondon

A documentary by Dean Puckett
http://twitter.com/deanpuckettfilm