Several billion tons of earth are moved annually by humans - with shovels, excavators or dynamite. Austrian documentary master Nikolaus Geyrhalter observes people, in mines, quarries and at large construction sites, engaged in a constant struggle to take possession of the planet.

Environmentally friendly electric cars, sustainably produced food products, fair production processes: Hurray! If everything the corporations tell us is true, we can save the world through our purchasing decisions alone. Are the industry’s “green products” nothing more than a sales strategy?