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 |
Release Date | : | 2010-01-24 |
Runtime | : | |
Production Countries | : | Brazil, United Kingdom, |
Production Co. | : | O2 Filmes Almega Projects Oscilloscope Intelligent Media Productions |
Genres | : | Documentary, |
Casts | : | Vik Muniz, |
Plot Keywords | : | garbage, empowerment, rio de janeiro, artist, dead child, garbage dump, landfill, woman director, dignity, |
Alternative Titles | : | Lixo Extraordinário Art Is Garbage Smietnisko Zivljenje na smetiscu Сметището Zemlja smeća Vik Muniz - A szemét művésze Ha'omanut ba'zevel Waste Land - L'arte del riciclo Свалка |