“The Good Life” is a story about the town of Tamaquito in the forests of northern Colombia and its inhabitants who make up the Wayúu community. For centuries they have lived on what nature could provide. They hunt in the mountains, pick fruit, and keep cattle. Their lives change dramatically because of the expansion of a coal company which provides this valuable raw material to power plants around the world. People of the town decide to fight for their survival. A young man, Jairo Fuentes, leads them in their struggle for independence.