Esprit Libre Production

The electric car holds the promise of a clean ecological transition. The global automotive market is focusing its efforts on competitive production, the key to which is the exploitation of the blue gold: cobalt. Cobalt is a mineral that is needed for batteries, which are mainly found in the Congo. But at what price?

In DR Congo, one of the most violent regions in the world, «La Lucha», a handful of young people are peacefully fighting for democracy. They have organized a struggle for the departure of President Kabila - now that they have succeed, they realize that the fight has a heavy price. Following for two years their confrontation with repression, the film witnesses a current citizen movement embracing the African continent. In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a group of Congolese youths has stood up without arms against their President who was determined to cling to power. As they fought, they have learned that success comes with a price. They are called La Lucha.