Picard defies the Federation when he discovers a plan to relocate the long-lived Ba'ku from a planet whose rings rejuvenate them.
Star Trek: Insurrection, released in 1998 and directed by Jonathan Frakes, follows the Enterprise-E crew into a conflict on a peaceful planet. When Data malfunctions during a mission to observe a society known as the Ba'ku, Captain Picard discovers that the Federation is working with a group called the Son'a to remove the people from their home, in order to harvest the planet's rejuvenating radiation.
Picard believes that the plan violates the Federation's principles and refuses to carry it out, even though it means defying his superiors. The story asks how far a society will go for the sake of the many and whether it is right to remove a small group for a larger good. Data finds a friend, the crew rediscovers the importance of living in the moment, and Riker and Troi grow closer.
The film is a smaller and lighter story than the previous one and was more modest in tone and scale. It is the ninth in the series and the third with the Next Generation cast. It's remembered for its question of ethics and for its focus on the character relationships.