

Waste Land
"What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you."
2010
1h 30m
7.6
BR
Documentary
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$1.5M
$1,500,000
Revenue
$188K
$187,716
Languages
English
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Studio
O2 Filmes
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Key Crew

Lucy Walker
Director

Fernando Meirelles
Executive Producer

Lucy Walker
Screenplay
Cast
V
Vik Muniz
Himself