La Buena Vida - The Good Life
MovieTitle | La Buena Vida - Das gute Leben |
User score | 7.2 |
Release date | Jan 21, 2015 |
Genre | Documentary |
Director | Jens Schanze |
Production country | Germany, Switzerland |
Production companies | soap factory, Mascha Film, ZDF, 3sat |
Budget | $700,000 |
Run time | 94 min. |
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.