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Summary Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When...

Directed By: Mai Iskander

Written By: Mai Iskander

Garbage Dreams
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Garbage Dreams follows three teenage boys born into the trash trade and growing up in the world's largest garbage village, on the outskirts of Cairo. It is the home to 60,000 Zaballeen Arabic for "garbage people." Far ahead of any modern "Green" initiatives, the Zaballeen survive by recycling 80 percent of the garbage they collect. When...

Directed By: Mai Iskander

Written By: Mai Iskander

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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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83% Positive
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Production Company Iskander Films, motiveART, Chicken And Egg Pictures
Release Date Jan 6, 2010
Duration 1 h 19 m
Tagline Raised in the Trash Trade
Phoenix Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Dubai International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Bermuda International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination