La Buena Vida - The Good Life

La Buena Vida - The Good Life

2015•1h 34m•7.2/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(6)

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.

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Production

soap factory, Mascha Film, ZDF, 3sat

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Jairo Fuentes Epiayu

Henrys Ureche Epiayu

Alfonso López Epiayu

Ingris Ureche Epiayu

Lenis Alfonso

Edgar Sarmiento

Jairo Vergara

María Teresa Roméro

Juan Carlos Restrepo

Tony Hayward

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