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Overview
Bolivia has the world's largest deposits of lithium, a metal that is essential for the energy transition. Without lithium, no electricity storage facility, no data centre, no electric car, no smartphone would work. The Europeans want the raw material to save their automotive industry. The Bolivians want it to combat poverty. While the Bolivian government negotiates with corporations from around the world, civil society groups are mobilising in rural areas, organised mainly by women. The film offers a rare insight into the Europeans' strategy to secure the sought-after material and carves out the conflicting interests towards extractivism and industrialisation in Bolivia.
Release date
22/10/2026
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Original Soundtrack
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Mamani in El Alto
The Devil's Miner
Our Brand Is Crisis
Every Day is Night
My Bolivia: Remembering What I Never Knew
Uma: A Water Crisis in Bolivia
Corporate Accountability
When the Bull Cried
Sortir la spiritualité autochtone de la clandestinité
Cocalero
Gringo Trails
Fast Food Off the Shelf
Bolivia
Mein Name sei Altmann
MONTAÑAS
Esperanza
Journal de Bolivie
A Moment Of Silence
Mascarades
L'Autre pays