La Buena Vida - The Good Life

January. 21,2015      
Rating:
8.1
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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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Reviews

Jeanskynebu
2015/01/21

the audience applauded

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Baseshment
2015/01/22

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

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Ariella Broughton
2015/01/23

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

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Staci Frederick
2015/01/24

Blistering performances.

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