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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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When the Bull Cried
Bolivia efter Che
Journal de Bolivie
A Moment Of Silence
Mein Name sei Altmann
Nukum (grand-mère)
The Devil's Miner
Our Brand Is Crisis
Across Bolivia
Still Burn
Every Day is Night
Bolivia
Esperanza
MONTAÑAS
Corporate Accountability
Fast Food Off the Shelf
Gringo Trails
Mamani in El Alto
Sortir la spiritualité autochtone de la clandestinité
My Bolivia: Remembering What I Never Knew