Waste Land Image
Metascore

Generally favorable reviews - based on 20 Critics

User Score

Universal acclaim- based on 10 Ratings

Summary: 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.
Runtime: 90 min
Production: O2 Filmes
Genre: Documentary
Countries: Brazil, UK
Language: English
Director Credit
João Jardim Director
Karen Harley Director
Lucy Walker Director
Principal Cast Credit
Vik Muniz Himself
Cast Credit
Vik Muniz Himself
Producer Credit
Angus Aynsley Producer
Emilia Mello Associate Producer
Fernando Meirelles Executive Producer
Hank Levine Producer
Jackie De Botton Executive Producer
Miel De Botton Executive Producer
Peter Martin Co-Producer
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