Waste Land

Waste Land

2010
1h 30m
7.6

7.6/10

127 votes • View on IMDb
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

Budget: $1,500,000

Revenue: $187,716

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
O2 Filmes Almega Projects Oscilloscope Intelligent Media Productions Petrobras
Production Countries
Brazil United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English Portuguese

Keywords

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

Quick Facts

Release Date January 24, 2010
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1268204
Website Visit Site

Cast

Vik Muniz
Vik Muniz

Himself

Key Crew

Lucy Walker
Director
Fernando Meirelles
Executive Producer
Hank Levine
Producer
Lucy Walker
Screenplay
Angus Aynsley
Producer
Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Executive Producer