Waste Land

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2010

Documentary

1 hour 30 minutes

Summary

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.

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

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StatusReleased: 15 years ago
January 24, 2010

LanguageEnglish

Spoken LanguagesEnglish, Português

Budget$1.5M

Revenue$187.7K

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