Waste Land
“What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you.”
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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Lucy Walker Director · Heloísa Passos Cinematographer Dudu Miranda Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $188K · Budget $1.5M · United States release January 24, 2010
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Budget
$1,500,000
Worldwide gross
$187,716
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Production
O2 Filmes
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Almega Projects
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Oscilloscope
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Intelligent Media Productions
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Petrobras
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Brazil · United Kingdom
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Portuguese
Release dates
Norway · January 24, 2010
Theatrical
United States · January 24, 2010
Theatrical
Australia
July 24, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
September 25, 2010 · Theatrical
Canada
October 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Germany
February 11, 2010 · Theatrical
Sweden
January 24, 2010 · Limited theatrical
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