La Buena Vida - The Good Life
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The village of Tamaquito lies deep in the forests of Colombia. Here, nature provides the people with everything they need. But the Wayúu community's way of life is being destroyed by the vast and rapidly growing El Cerrejón coal mine. Determined to save his community from forced resettlement, the leader Jairo Fuentes negotiates with the mine's operators, which soon becomes a fight to survive.
Status: Released
Released Date: 2015-01-21
Runtime: 94 mins
Director: Jens Schanze
Writer: Jens Schanze
Spoken language: Deutsch, English, Español
Genres: Documentary
Original title: La Buena Vida - The Good Life
Production Companies: soap factory, Mascha Film, ZDF, 3sat
Production Countries: Germany, Switzerland
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