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.
Title | Waste Land |
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Year | 2010 |
Genre | Documentary |
Country | Brazil, United Kingdom |
Studio | O2 Filmes, Almega Projects, Oscilloscope, Intelligent Media Productions |
Cast | Vik Muniz |
Crew | Lucy Walker (Director), Fernando Meirelles (Executive Producer), Samuel Lehmer (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Dudu Miranda (Director of Photography), Samy Waitzberg (Assistant Editor), Moby (Music) |
Keyword | garbage, empowerment, rio de janeiro, artist, dead child, garbage dump, landfill, woman director, dignity |
Release | Jan 24, 2010 |
Runtime | 90 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.60 / 10 by 116 users |
Popularity | 5 |
Budget | 1,500,000 |
Revenue | 187,716 |
Language | English, Português |