Waste Land (2010)

01/24/2010 (BR) • 1h 30m

Documentary

What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you.

Overview

An uplifting feature documentary highlighting the transformative power of art and the beauty of the human spirit. Top-selling contemporary artist Vik Muniz takes us on an emotional journey from Jardim Gramacho, the world's largest landfill on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, to the heights of international art stardom. Vik collaborates with the brilliant catadores, pickers of recyclable materials, true Shakespearean characters who live and work in the garbage quoting Machiavelli and showing us how to recycle ourselves.

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$1,500,000.00

Revenue

$187,716.00

Keywords

garbage

empowerment

rio de janeiro

artist

dead child

garbage dump

landfill

woman director

dignity

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