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La Buena Vida - The Good Life
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La Buena Vida - The Good Life

Jan 21, 2015
1h 34m
★ 7.2

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

soap factory
Mascha Film
ZDF
3sat

La Buena Vida - The Good Life Trailers

Cast

Jairo Fuentes Epiayu

Jairo Fuentes Epiayu

Henrys Ureche Epiayu

Henrys Ureche Epiayu

Alfonso López Epiayu

Alfonso López Epiayu

Ingris Ureche Epiayu

Ingris Ureche Epiayu

Lenis Alfonso

Lenis Alfonso

Edgar Sarmiento

Edgar Sarmiento

Jairo Vergara

Jairo Vergara

María Teresa Roméro

María Teresa Roméro

Juan Carlos Restrepo

Juan Carlos Restrepo

Tony Hayward

Tony Hayward

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