Waste Land
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.
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Nominated for 1 Oscar. 29 wins & 13 nominations total
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"What happens in the world's largest trash city will transform you."
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Budget
$1,500,000
Revenue
$187,716
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Cast
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Lucy Walker
Director
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Fernando Meirelles
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Dudu Miranda
Director of Photography
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Hank Levine
Producer
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Lucy Walker
Screenplay
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Angus Aynsley
Producer
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Andrea Barata Ribeiro
Executive Producer
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Heloísa Passos
Director of Photography
Camera
Ernesto Herrmann
Director of Photography
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Aaron Phillips
Director of Photography
Camera
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Dave Bautista Roams a Post-Apocalyptic Wasteland in 'Afterburn,' a Pre-Apocalyptic Waste of Time - MovieWeb
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Waste Land: moving documentary sifts through Rio landfill to find human stories - The Guardian
Waste Land: moving documentary sifts through Rio landfill to find human stories The Guardian
Waste Land (2010) - Patheos
Waste Land (2010) Patheos
An artist finds beauty in what’s thrown away movie review (2011) - Roger Ebert
An artist finds beauty in what’s thrown away movie review (2011) Roger Ebert
Review: “Waste Land,” deeply moving, finds art and dignity among Brazil’s poorest - ARTS ATL
Review: “Waste Land,” deeply moving, finds art and dignity among Brazil’s poorest ARTS ATL
Review: ‘Waste Land’ is unexpectedly beautiful — one of the year’s best - Pioneer Press
Review: ‘Waste Land’ is unexpectedly beautiful — one of the year’s best Pioneer Press
Waste Land: movie review - The Christian Science Monitor
Waste Land: movie review The Christian Science Monitor
Film Chronicles Artist's Work From Rio Dump - NPR
Film Chronicles Artist's Work From Rio Dump NPR
From a Universe of Trash, Recycling Art and Hope (Published 2010) - The New York Times
From a Universe of Trash, Recycling Art and Hope (Published 2010) The New York Times
AFF 2010 Review: Waste Land - slackerwood.com
AFF 2010 Review: Waste Land slackerwood.com
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2010: Lucy Walker’s Waste Land - Slant Magazine
Full Frame Documentary Film Festival 2010: Lucy Walker’s Waste Land Slant Magazine
Waste Land | Reviews - Screen Daily
Waste Land | Reviews Screen Daily
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