简介：WhenSardinian-AustralianLisaCamillo,ananthropologistandfilmdirector,returnstoSardinia,anislandofItaly,afteran18yearabsencetofindherhomelanddecimatedbymysteriousbombings,sheuncoversasecretNATOmissionwithdevastatingconsequencesforherpeopleandforfuturegenerations. ‘Balentes’isaSardinianwordindicating‘amanofvalour’,whostrivesforsocialjustice,defendingtheweakagainsttheoppressors.Balentes-TheBraveOnesisaprovocativedocumentaryseekingaccountabilityfortheruthlessexploitationofSardinia’sresources.Armedwithhercamera,Lisasetsouttoexposetheunacceptable.Outsidethehigh-endluxuryresortsaccessibleonlytotheworld’selite,Sardiniaisbeingdriventopoverty.Plaguedbyunemploymentandillnessesattributedtoenvironmentalcontaminationfromsuccessivewavesofheavyminingandmilitarytesting,largeareasoftheislandhavebeenreducedtowasteland. Whathashappenedtotheplaceofherchildhood?Isitstillherhome?Balentes-TheBraveOnesweavestogetherapersonaljourneyofbelongingwiththemobilisingofacommunitytotakebacktheirbeautifulislandparadise.…