Everybody to Kenmure Street

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Release Date:

May 22, 2026

Runtime:

1hr 35m

Synopsis

Glasgow residents abandon their daily routines to gather on Kenmure Street after learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking an impromptu grassroots movement.
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"Everybody to Kenmure Street" captures a pivotal moment of grassroots resistance in Glasgow, documenting the spontaneous 2021 protest that stopped immigration authorities for eight hours on Eid al-Fitr. Audiences are deeply moved by this real-time portrait of community solidarity, with many viewers reporting tears and renewed faith in collective action, though some critique its glossy presentation of Glasgow's complex social realities.
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  • Feb 25, 2026

    people well and truly make glasgow

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    aaron
    aaron
    Feb 25, 2026

    insane experience to view the moment of your political awareness being born in film also everybody laughed at a thing I said in the film which feels good xxx

    138 Likes
    Ivan Wainwright
    Ivan Wainwright
    Mar 3, 2026

    Keep bearing witness Keep documenting Keep speaking  Keep bearing witness Keep documenting Keep speaking  Keep bearing witness Keep documenting Keep speaking  Makes me feel embarrassed and stupid and hopeful and okay after all that it’s that simple, always has been

    129 Likes
    Ella Kemp
    Ella Kemp
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    Jan 30, 2026

    EVERYBODY TO KENMURE STREET couldn’t have arrived at a more ideal and horrifying time. It’s an invigorating reminder of what collective action can achieve. Watching ordinary neighbors in Glasgow organize in real time to protect their own is both thrilling, emotional, and…

    107 Likes
    Matt Neglia
    Matt Neglia
    Jan 30, 2026

    Sundance 2026 - #1"No justice, no peace! No racist police!"In a world where there's a significant rapid rise of far-right anti-immigration sentiments all over the world, it's quite healing to see so much solidarity from a community to protect their own neighbours from…

    76 Likes
    Eddie @ The Cottage
    Eddie @ The Cottage
    Jan 23, 2026

    I thought this film was great. Reminded me of a more hopeful version of WTO/99 in terms of how much archival footage of the event was incorporated. Having Emma Thompson and Katie Dickie play the two people who wanted to remain anonymous was very creative. The way the…

    69 Likes
    Marya E. Gates
    Marya E. Gates
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    Mar 13, 2026

    had tears in my eyes the entire time. really interesting framing of glasgow as a city so often at the forefront of protest, resistance, anti-racism etc. almost as a form of reparation for its role in britain’s imperialist history. and it makes a point to really emphasise…

    61 Likes
    Andrew
    Andrew
    Jan 28, 2026

    Petition for Emma Thompson to keep showing up randomly in things

    51 Likes
    Sara Clements
    Sara Clements
    Feb 1, 2026

    On May 13, 2021, the first day of Eid al-Fitr, authorities were dispatched by the U.K. Home Office to the Pollokshields district of Glasgow to arrest two men of Indian descent. These officers detained the men in a van for supposed violations. In this diverse neighborhood,…

    44 Likes
    Robert Daniels
    Robert Daniels
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    Everybody to Kenmure Street

    appreciate what they did and everything, but this is an obnoxiously irritating documentary

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    Noodle
    Noodle loved
    Everybody to Kenmure Street

    People well and truly make Glasgow

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60
Mar 13, 2026

We don’t hear from law enforcement as to why the raid happened in the manner it did, and why it ended in a humiliating capitulation. Yet there’s definitely a rousing prescience to a film like this at such a politically precarious moment, and perhaps we should take this rare happy ending with a pinch of salt.

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David Jenkins
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Mar 13, 2026

It is a vital reminder that, no matter where you live, the past and present must always be in conversation if we ever want to see a brighter future.

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Josh Slater-Williams
IndieWire
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Mar 13, 2026

Despite its flaws, the film’s affirmation of immigration and shared humanity feels rare, timely, and quietly powerful in a divided Britain.

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Oscar Aitchison
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How long is Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026)?
The movie is 1hr 35min long.
What's Everybody to Kenmure Street (2026) about?
Glasgow residents abandon their daily routines to gather on Kenmure Street after learning authorities plan to deport their neighbors, sparking an impromptu grassroots movement.