The village of Tamaquito lies 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 displacement, young and charismatic leader Jairo Fuentes sets out to negotiate with the mine’s operators. They’re backed by powerful global resources companies such as Glencore, Anglo American and BHP Billiton, and communicating with their representatives isn’t easy. The villagers are promised the blessings of progress, but the Wayúu place no value on modern, electrified houses – on the so-called better life. Instead, they embark on a fight to save their life in the forest, which soon becomes a fight to survive. La Buena Vida – The Good Life is the story of the Wayúu community, told against a global backdrop of rising energy consumption being driven by the pursuit of growth and affluence. Main Info: Original Title: La Buena Vida Director: Jens Schanze Production: Mascha Film, Soap Factory Format: Made for Cinema Runtime: 97 min Category: Documentary Language: Spanish, Wayuunaiki, English, German Subtitled Versions: English, German, French, Spanish Country: Germany, Switzerland, Colombia Year: 2015 Genre: Nature, Culture, Human Interest, People & Society, Economy, Geo-Politics Broadcaster: n/a Festivals & Awards ?Official Competition“ FICCI Cartagena, Colombia (2015) (World Premiere) ?Helvetíque Selection“ Visions du Réel, Switzerland (2015) ?International Competition“ DOK.fest Munich, Germany (2015) Festival Latino, Mannheim, Germany (2015) ?Official Competition“ Docs Barcelona+Medellín, Colombia (2015) ?International Competition" CinemAmbiente, Italy (2015) Guth Gafa Int. Documentary Film Festival, Ireland (2015) Latinodocs Festival Toulouse, France (2015) "Documentary Competition" Int. Festival of New Latin American Cinema, Cuba (2015) "International Competition" Int. Festival Ekofilm, Czech Republic (2015) DOCfeed Eindhoven, Netherlands (2016) Int. Human Rights Film Festival Geneva, Switzerland (2016) "Winner environmental and populations on fight category", Festival Internacional de Cine de Barranquilla FICBAQ, Colombia (2016) San Diego Latino Film Festival, USA (2016) "Competition Travailleurs du monde" Int. Documentary Film Festival Millenium, Belgium (2016) Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital Washington DC, USA (2016) "Grand Prix du Festival", FReDD Festival Toulouse, France (2016) Human Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF), Australia (2016) Int. Doc. FF 'Encuentros del Otro Cine' EDOC, Ecuador (2016) "Honorable Mention", Int. Environmental FF (FINCA), Competition, Argentina (2016) "Grand Prix - Gate of Freedom Award" Gdańsk Documentary FF, Poland (2016) "Best Documentary" Boston Latino Film Festival, USA (2016) Festival de Cine Verde de Barichara, Festiver, Colombia, "016) Bozcaada International Festival of Ecological Documentary, Turkey (2016) International Documentary Film Festival DocumentaQro, Mexico (2016) Barcelona International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA), Spain (2016) "Best Documentary" The First Frankfurt Int. Golden Tree Documentary FF, Germany (2016) Released theatrically in Germany, Austria (Camino), Switzerland (Cineworx) EFA Documentary Selection for the European Film Awards' "European Documentary 2015" "Bavarian Film Award" as ''Best Documentary'', Germany (2016) "DEKALOG Award", Guardini Stiftung & Stiftung St. Matth?us, Germany (2016) Sales Contact: info@magnetfilm.de / magnetfilm.de