Displace: The Battle For Dublin (2026)

Movie review: Displace: The Battle For Dublin

Displace: The Battle For Dublin is a film from 2026. It is catalogued under Documentary.

Story

Filmed over four years across kitchen tables, protests, and public meetings, Displace: The Battle For Dublin tells the story of a city fighting for itself as a broken property market ruthlessly chews up its citizens for profit – pushing out communities of every kind and leaving a generation trapped in their parents’ box rooms. From evicted tenants to artists without studios, from market traders to mothers living in overcrowded accommodation, the film follows an emerging movement demanding justice, housing, and dignity. Though rooted in Dublin, the forces at work are global: a financialised property system reshaping cities everywhere, treating homes as assets and people as obstacles. Weaving through the lives of artists, residents, musicians, renters, academics, and activists, this urgent city symphony reveals an urban landscape shifting beneath their feet – and a people rediscovering their collective power, refusing to be pushed out or displaced.

Audience reaction

TMDB records an audience rating of 0.0/10.

Production

Release date: February 22, 2026 · Runtime: 90 minutes · Original language: English

Official trailer

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