Bidder 70

Mar 29 2012 Not Rated 1h 13m
Biography, Crime, Documentary

Bidder 70 centers on an extraordinary, ingenious and effective act of civil disobedience demanding government and industry accountability. In 2008, University of Utah economics student Tim DeChristopher committed an act which would redefine patriotism in our time, igniting a spirit of civil disobedience in the name of climate justice.

Official Trailer
Plot

The story of Tim DeChristopher, a young man who disrupted a controversial BLM Oil and Gas leasing auction in 2008. He posed as a bidder (#70) and bid $1.7 million to win 22,000 acres of land he had no intention of paying for (or drilling on). Tim was federally indicted, convicted and sentenced to two years in prison for his courageous act of civil disobedience. Bidder 70 is a personal story surrounded by a wider context of citizen action, our history of peaceful civil disobedience, and grass roots movements demanding government and industry accountability.

Written by

Beth Gage

Directed by

Beth Gage, George Gage

Cast

Tim DeChristopher

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Languages

English

Awards

1 win

Trailers
BIDDER 70 OFFICIAL THEATRICAL TRAILER
BIDDER 70 - Official Trailer
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# of Votes
141
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
61
Popularity
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