Synopsis

In southern Portugal, where we find beautiful beaches from all Europe, major oil and gas companies acquire fossil fuel exploration contracts along its coast. João Camargo, activist and climate expert, Angela Rosa, a local farmer, and Laurinda Seabra, a former South African oil industry worker, are struggling to save their land and form community support groups.Taken as a true example of unity and civil force, the film raises up the following questions – Can civic involvement make a difference? Can we make a difference these days? Who is really in charge, politicians or locals? The Algarve region of southern Portugal has some of the most beautiful beaches in Europe, where tourists and locals flock each summer. In recent years, oil and gas companies with dubious histories of environmental destruction have acquired contracts to explore off the coasts. “Fracking the Contract” highlights the galvanizing, grassroots strategies of those leading the movement to challenge these corporations. These voices include Laurinda Seabra, a former oil executive turned whistle-blower from South Africa, Angela Rosa, a local farmer with generations of history in the region, and Joao Camargo, a climate justice expert leading the NGO “Climaximo”.

Original/Alternative Title: Furar El Contrato