The community of Covas do Barroso, in northern Portugal, discovers that the British company Savannah Resources plans to build the largest open-pit lithium mine in Europe just few meters from their homes. Confronted by this imminent threat, the People decide to organize themselves and expel the company from their lands.
FESTIVALS:
[2024] Quinzaine des Cinéastes [France]
[2024] MDOC - Festival Internacional de Documentário de Melgaço (Special Mention - Best Portuguese Documentary) [Portugal]
[2024] PYIFF - Pingyao Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon International Film Festival [China]
[2024] Filmfest Hamburg [Germany]
[2024] FIDBA - Festival Internacional de Cine Documental de Buenos Aires [Argentina]
[2024] Athens International Film Festival [Greece]
[2024] Lima Alterna International Film Festival (Ibero-Americana Competition Award) [Peru]
[2024] Film Festival Diritti Umani Lugano [Switzerland]
[2024] Refocus Film Festival [USA]
[2024] Bergen International Film Festival [Norway]
[2024] Cinema In Verde [Italy]
[2024] São Paulo International Film Festival [Brazil]
[2024] SEMINCI – Valladolid International Film Festival (Jury Honorable Mention) [Spain]
[2024] Astra Film Festival [Romania]
[2024] Directors' Fortnight: Los Angeles [USA]
[2024] Golden Rooster Awards Film Festival [China]
[2024] CINEUROPA Festival - Santiago de Compostela [Spain]
Documentary, Fiction
2024, Portugal, Uruguay, 77'
Script: Paulo Carneiro, Alex Piperno
Cinematography: Duarte Domingos
Sound: Ricardo Leal, Daniel Yafalián
Editing: Magdalena Schinca, Paulo Carneiro, Alex Piperno
Music: Carlos Libo, Diego Placeres
Production: Paulo Carneiro, Miguel de Jesus / Bam Bam Cinema, Alex Piperno / La Pobladora Cine
Cast: Aida Fernandes, Maria Loureiro, Elisabete Pires, Daniel Loureiro, Rita and Inês Mó, Nelson Gomes, Carlos Libo, Paulo Sanches