Waste Land

2010

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

  • Documentary

7.6

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January 24, 2010

1h 30m

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Synopsis

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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Original Title

Waste Land

Spoken Languages

English, Portuguese

Production Countries

Brazil, United Kingdom

Budget

$1,500,000

Revenue

$187,716

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