CinemaOSMovie · 2010 · 1h 30m

Waste Land

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

76%(133)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byLucy Walker

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Language
EN
Released
January 24, 2010
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$187,716
Studios
O2 FilmesOscilloscopePetrobras

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Waste Land (2010) - Official Trailer [HD]

Waste Land (2010) - Official Trailer [HD]

Featuring

Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring
Vik Muniz

Vik Muniz

Ele mesmo

Jô Soares

Jô Soares

Ele mesmo

Creative team
Directed by
Lucy Walker
Lucy Walker
Written by
Lucy Walker
Lucy Walker
Produced by
Hank Levine
Angus Aynsley

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