Waste Land
By 2045, twenty localities in Germany will be resettled because of brown coal open pit mining. The film Waste Land follows the inhabitants of three villages in the Rhenish coal-mining district during their last years in their old home and documents how an entire region prepares for its collective relocation.
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Jens Schanze Director · Börres Weiffenbach Cinematographer Raimund Barthelmes Editor
First release November 18, 2001 · Produced in Germany · Production ZDF/3sat
Production
Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München
Production
ZDF/3sat
Production
Germany
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Original title
Otzenrather Sprung
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 18, 2001
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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