Waste Land (2010)

"What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you."Movie
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Waste Land
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StarringVik Muniz
DirectorLucy Walker
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NR 1 hr 30 minJan 24th, 2010Documentary
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Plot
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

Theatrical Release:January 24th, 2010
On DVD & Blu-ray:March 15th, 2011 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$1,500,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$187,716 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Andrea Barata Ribeiro, Fernando Meirelles
Production Companies:O2 Filmes, Almega Projects, Oscilloscope, Intelligent Media Productions, Petrobras
Waste Land on the Web:Official Website, WikiData
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