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In this hybrid of documentary and fiction, 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 a few meters from their homes. Confronted by this imminent threat, the people have decided to organize themselves and expel the company from their lands.

Screened at the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival.