Garbage Dreams
“Raised in the Trash Trade”
GARBAGE DREAMS follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen, Egypt's 'garbage people.' When their community is suddenly faced with the globalization of their trade, each boy is forced to make choices that will impact his life and the future of his community.
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Cast
14 people
Mai Iskander Director
Budget $200K · United States release July 31, 2009 · Languages Arabic, English
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Budget
$200,000
Production
Chicken And Egg Pictures
Production
We Are the Zaballeen
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English
Release dates
United States · July 31, 2009
Theatrical
Finland
June 29, 2011 · TV premiere
Netherlands
November 20, 2009 · IDFA Festival
United Arab Emirates
December 12, 2009 · Dubai International Film Festival
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