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Materia Prima
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Materia Prima

Oct 22, 2026·1h 29m·Documentary

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.

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Village East by Angelika
Sun, Nov 15·DOC NYC
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Village East by Angelika
Wed, Nov 18·DOC NYC
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