Waste Land · 2010 ·
“What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you.”
Movie Details
Production information
12 fields
Released
2010-01-24
Runtime
90 min
Genre
Documentary
Director
Lucy Walker
Writer
Lucy Walker
Country
Brazil, United Kingdom
Language
English, Portuguese
Status
Released
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$187,716
Production
O2 Filmes, Almega Projects, Oscilloscope, Intelligent Media Productions, Petrobras
Cast
Vik Muniz
Storyline
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.
Where to Watch
United States (US)
Kanopy 
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Plex Channel 
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