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Waste Land

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

2010-01-24
7.566
en 90m
Documentary
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.

Director

Lucy Walker

Screenplay

Lucy Walker

Producer

Angus Aynsley

Executive Producer

Andrea Barata Ribeiro

Producer

Hank Levine

Co-Producer

Peter Martin

garbage empowerment rio de janeiro artist dead child garbage dump landfill woman director dignity

Status

Released

Revenue

$187,716

Budget

$1,500,000

Countries

  • Brazil
  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • O2 Filmes
  • Almega Projects
  • Oscilloscope
  • Intelligent Media Productions

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