Forced Renewables

A sober, heartfelt documentary that watches a rural community lose its landscape to corporate power, leaving a quiet sense of injustice and loss.

Directed by

Francisco Javier Fernández Bordonada

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Rafael Alcalá Morales, Antonio Turiel, Agustína Belén Perez

Overview

In Lopera (Jaén), the ecological transition has turned into a nightmare: centuries-old olive groves are being uprooted to make way for massive photovoltaic plants, in an unfair battle between powerful corporations and the local community. Through firsthand testimonies, striking visuals, and an analysis of the current energy model, Forced Renewables reveals how progress, when poorly planned and disconnected from rural life, can lead to an unprecedented ecological, social, and economic disaster.

How it feels

Earnest, bleak, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Environment, power, class, corruption

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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