Waste Land

Waste Land - (2010)Released

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

BrazilUnited Kingdom

Production Companies

O2 FilmesAlmega ProjectsOscilloscopeIntelligent Media Productions

Spoken Languages

EnglishPortuguês

Release Date

2010-01-24

Budget

1500000

Revenue

187716

Runtime

90 minutes

Some pictures from the movie